Euro 2024 Adidas matchball will have microchip to detect handball

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At Euro 2024, the ball will have a microchip within it that can assist with offside calls and detect if there was a handball before a goal.

The microchip will be used in conjunction with limb-tracking technologies to create 3D graphic reconstructions of players’ skeletons in real-time. With the use of these tools, video assistant referees (VARs) may precisely pinpoint the location of the ball strike on a body with a computerised image.

It can be challenging to determine whether the ball has left an opponent’s hand, even with camera recordings. For instance, when Jordan Ayew of Crystal Palace scored a goal against Tottenham Hotspur in October, the Spurs players insisted he had initially controlled the ball with his arm.

However, even after a protracted VAR check, referees were unable to definitively ascertain which part of Ayew’s body he had used, and the goal was upheld.

A goal shall be disallowed if it is scored “directly from their hand/arm even if accidental” or “immediately after the ball has touched [the attacker’s] hand/arm even if accidental,” according to the Laws of the Game.

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The Times was informed by authorities who participated in trials of the newest technology that they are impressed with the accuracy. Although nearly all evaluations for a potential penalty kick aren’t focused on whether the ball has genuinely struck the defender’s hand, the technology may be utilised in penalty rulings.

In addition to limb-tracking recording devices, the Adidas game ball’s microprocessor enables technology to pinpoint the precise moment the ball was kicked, resulting in incredibly precise offside determinations. When the ball is kicked and an attacker is behind the player who is the second nearest to the other player’s goal, they are considered offside.

Given the financial ramifications for the 36 qualifying clubs, it is unclear if the most recent method will be extended to the Champions League for the upcoming year. The Champions League offside system this season uses simply cameras and limb-tracking; in contrast, the chip-in-the-ball technology is significantly more expensive.

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