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BBC News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Have the Club World Cup's innovations been good or bad?
Whether you like them or not, there have been plenty of new features at the Club World player walk-ons to the eight-second goalkeeper rule, the new 32-team format of the competition has been making what are the new initiatives introduced by Fifa? Are they working? Have a read - and have your say. Player walk-ons Every starting player has had an individual walk-on before each match at the Club World football news reporter Shamoon Hafez, who is at the tournament, says this has been the most notable innovation so far - because of the time it midfielder Romeo Lavia is a said: "I think it's something special and new for us. I enjoyed it. Why not bring it to the Premier League?"It's a bit of a showbiz thing, isn't it? I quite like it. The only difference is [if we did it in the Premier League], we might get a bit cold because once you're out there, you have to wait for maybe the other players."The innovation has drawn criticism from supporters as it has added extra time to the pre-match formalities, and a number of matches at the Club World Cup have kicked off a few minutes later than scheduled. Ref cam 'Ref cam' shows live images from referees' bodycams before a game, in the tunnel, during the warm-up and at the coin rugby union, no live images are shown during the game and - although goals and moments of skill will be shown with a delay - anything controversial or in bad taste, such as a player suffering a nasty injury, will not will be available to the video assistant referee (VAR), but that is not the purpose of the footage of the challenge that led to Manchester City defender Rico Lewis being sent off during their opening match with Wydad Casablanca was broadcast - but the red card had already been shown. Former international referee Pierluigi Collina says the technology is mainly an entertainment it will do, Fifa believes, is show the game from a unique vantage point and "enhance the storytelling". Eight-second rule for goalkeepers "This is big drama," said DAZN co-commentator Michael Brown as Al Hilal goalkeeper Yassine Bounou became the second goalkeeper to concede a corner by failing to release the ball within eight happened in the 96th minute of the Saudi Arabian club's 1-1 draw with Spanish giants Real Madrid - and could have proved Club World Cup is among the summer tournaments at which the new eight-second rule is being applied to goalkeepers for the first per the International Football Association Board (Ifab) rules: "A corner kick is awarded if a goalkeeper, inside their penalty area, controls the ball with their hand(s)/arm(s) for more than eight seconds before releasing it."The referee will decide when the goalkeeper has control of the ball and the eight seconds begin and will visually count down the last five seconds with a raised hand."Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Ronwen Williams became the first to fall foul of the rule when he was penalised in the final 10 minutes of his side's 1-0 win over against Ulsan rule is also in place for the Under-21s European Championship - but no-one has been punished as yet. VAR replays shown in stadium As in previous Fifa tournaments, the on-pitch referee will communicate VAR decisions - and the reasons for them - to supporters in the the first time, fans at the match will be able to see the replays the officials are being there will still be no broadcast of the discussions in the VAR urged patience for those who cannot understand why football is not yet implementing something commonplace in rugby, cricket and all major American sports."I cannot tell you if something more might be added in the future," he said. "But we need to do it when we are sure this will not affect the decision-making process." Quicker offside decisions Officials are using an accelerated semi-automated offside technology that will tell them to stop the game immediately if a player who is more than 10cm offside touches the is aimed at reducing needless referees will receive the notification instantly rather than having to wait for the technology to check positions and distances - as is the case with semi-automated offside (SAO) systems used in most major was introduced into the Premier League on 12 introduction of the enhanced SAO comes after Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi suffered a serious abdominal injury against Leicester Nigerian crashed into the post after play was allowed to continue despite a player being in an offside position. Superior Player of the Match award The Superior Player Award is given to the player of the match from each game - and is decided by a public vote is open between minutes 60 and 88 via FIFA+.Winners of the Superior Player Award at the Club World Cup so far include Michael Olise (Bayern Munich), Vitinha (Paris St-Germain), Pedro Neto (Chelsea) and Phil Foden (Manchester City).Its name stems from tournament sponsors Michelob - an American beer name 'Man of the Match' was changed to 'Player of the Match' at the 2022 World Inter Miami's 0-0 draw with Al Ahly in the opening game of the tournament, Inter Miami goalkeeper Oscar Ustari was the first player named Superior Player of the Match.
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Watch Lionel Messi's incredible Club World Cup free-kick winner for Inter Miami as fans say he's ‘from another planet'
LIONEL MESSI lit up the Club World Cup with a majestic winner that fans reckon should earn him a NINTH Ballon d'Or. The iconic attacker conjured incredible curl to flash a free-kick high inside the right corner as Inter Miami came from behind to stun Portuguese giants Porto 2-1. 2 Lionel Messi made it look amazingly easy as he whipped in the winner Credit: Reuters 2 Messi wheeled away in delight after turning the match around Credit: Getty David Beckham's team went wild after 37-year-old Messi left viewers claiming the Argentine was as good as ever. One raved: "he is incredible! Messi is from another planet! Give him the ballon d'Or!". Another wrote: "The curl on that! What a goal from the greatest ever." And a third posted: "You don't leave the legend with a foul like that to score the goal." READ MROE IN FOOTBALL If anything, Messi's strike looked even better when seen on the innovative Ref Cam. The ex-Barcelona hero made his deadball magic look easy as he needed barely any backlift to whip it home from a central position just outside the penalty area 'D'. And it also put Miami in a dream position - chasing a famous win. The MLS club overturned Samu Aghehowa's eight-minute penalty opener. Most read in Football That spot-kick was a soft decision, given following a VAR intervention after Noah Allen made the merest of contact with Joao Mario. Venezuela midfielder Telasco Segovia thumped Miami level just 96 seconds into the second half. And Messi struck seven minutes later. Porto poured forward late on, with Aghehowa blazing high.
The Sun
6 days ago
- Sport
- The Sun
‘Low key sick' – Fans want Club World Cup broadcast feature introduced permanently after watching Inter Miami opener
FOOTBALL fans have been left impressed with a new television feature at the Club World Cup. The opening game of the tournament between Inter Miami and Al Ahly ended in a 0-0 draw. 4 4 4 4 However, while there was a lack of goals, fans were treated to a "ref cam" while watching on Dazn. The first use of the feature was seen in the 25th minute of the clash when a yellow card was awarded to Inter's Tomas Aviles. Footage shared to Dazn's social media page showed the point of view from a camera attached on referee Alireza Faghani's earpiece. The Aussie whistler can be seen running behind the ball when Aviles clatters into midfielder Zizo, who had come off the bench in an early substitution for the Egyptian outfit. Reacting on social media, fans loved the feature. One said: "Ref cam is low key sick. MLS has done this at All-Star Games in the past and it was cool too. I was dubious of it in a competitive match but it's been a big success for me in the opening CWC match." A second said: "This ref cam is actually useful." A third added: "An excellent addition to the game." Another said: "Still very confused why we don't use better tech in today's game. It's 2025." A fifth said: "This Referee Cam should be standard. It would actually help VAR and its officials out a bit more, and it looks pretty cool, too." Dazn unveil brilliant Club World Cup promo video with legendary boxing announcer drafted in to ring bell on tournament Fans across football, including in the Premier League, have called for increased transparency in understanding refereeing decisions. In May 2024 Jared Gillett used a similar piece of kit in a clash between Crystal Palace and Manchester United. Earlier this year, SunSport reported how FA chief Mark Bullingham backed changes to introduce them fully at the top level. Bullingham said: 'In the pro game, bodycams are more about if they will be good for the broadcaster. 'It is something which should be trialled — and potentially allowed. 'Initially, it might be trialled without audio and then with audio." Bodycams are used at grassroots level to protect referees from abuse.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
'Ref Cam' footage won't show controversial incidents
Venezuelan referee Jesus Valenzuela wearing the 'Ref Cam' during the 2024 FIFA Intercontinental Cup final football match between Spain's Real Madrid and Mexico's Pachuca at the Lusail Stadium in Doha on December 18, 2024. (KARIM JAAFAR) Referees at this month's Club World will wear 'body cams' with the footage used in broadcasts of the game -- but only if the images are of non-controversial incidents, FIFA refereeing officials said on Wednesday. The match referees in the tournament will wear a small camera protruding from their earpiece which will be able to generate video from the referees point of view. Advertisement But while broadcasters will be able to offer unique angles on goals and saves -- as well as close-up live video and sound from the pre-match coin toss -- viewers won't get to see penalty decisions or other disputable moments from the new camera angle. "The objective is to offer the TV viewers a new experience," said Pierluigi Collina, the Chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee. Collina said that IFAB, which sets the laws of the game had allowed a trial of the technology and suggested that footage of controversies might be part of a later phase in the future. "Let's do things step by step. At the is a trial. We need to do something new and the simpler the better. So we fixed some rules within a protocol. We will offer these images in the future? Maybe when we learn to run, maybe not, maybe we will do," he said. Advertisement The live images will be broadcast via a private 5G network from the ref to the match production team, said FIFA Director of Innovation, Johannes Holzmuller, who said the live aspect would only be available in the six NFL stadiums being used for the tournament. What Club World Cup fans will be able to see are the VAR reviews, as seen by referees on the pitchside monitor, which will be broadcast on giant screens in the stadium. That video will then be followed by the referee announcing the final decision over the public address system and the television broadcast. The tournament will also see the use of 'enhanced semi-automatic offside' technology which will use 16 cameras linked to AI technology and algorithms which will send an audio message to the assistant referee when an offside player touches the ball. Advertisement The system will likely see the flag raised earlier for offside and reduce cases of play continuing after a clear offside until a later VAR review. The tournament will also be an early introduction of the new law that goalkeepers have eight seconds to release the ball after picking it up - or be punished with a corner. It replaces the previous law that keepers had six seconds to release the ball or give up an indirect free-kick. The goalkeepers will be shown a five second warning by the referee who will count down showing the fingers of one hand. sev/rcw
