Tv viewers of Euro 2024 are being launched to the footballing equal of cricket’s snickometer throughout this summer season’s event in Germany.
For the primary time, broadcasters will likely be despatched a “contact detection” graphic utilized by officers to make key selections relating to handballs and offsides.
This summer season’s event would be the first European Championship to function a complicated match ball with a microchip that sends exact information to referees in actual time.
The chip will enable officers to see precisely when contact was made with the ball, as with ‘snicko’ in cricket.
Such data may show essential in figuring out sure offside selections, for instance, as it is going to present whether or not an attacking participant touched the ball on its strategy to a team-mate. It may be used for handball selections when the referees are unclear whether or not the ball struck the hand or arm of a participant. The hope is that the know-how will scale back the time spent by VAR in resolving such incidents.
Nonetheless it didn’t take lengthy for the Snickometer to ignite rapid controversy after Romelu Lukaku’s purpose for Belgium was disallowed of their defeat by Slovakia – a call branded “b——t” by Gary Lineker.
Romelu Lukaku put away a cross from substitute Lois Openda 4 minutes from time however the purpose was disallowed after a prolonged VAR test from referee Umet Meler. It was dominated that Openda dealt with the ball earlier than working down the left to ship the cross.
