Semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) will be used for the first time in English football in the fifth round of the 2024-25 Emirates FA Cup. This will operate in the seven ties where Premier League ...

On a cold but crisp April afternoon, the Etihad Stadium buzzed with anticipation. Not just because Manchester City were hosting Crystal Palace, but the real star of Matchweek 32 wasn’t a player, it ...

The Premier League has confirmed that it will introduce semi-automated VAR offside technology (SAOT) next season -- but it won't be in place for the start of the campaign. SAOT removes the manual ...

Semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) will be used in competitive English football matches for the first time during the FA Cup fifth round in March. The technology will be used in seven of the ...

Premier League fans will finally get to see how SAOT (semi-automated offside technology) works when it reaches the English top flight this weekend. It should be an important addition, helping reduce ...

Technology to assist VAR is designed to ensure offside calls in Qatar are quicker and more accurate – but it is not without flaws It may have an acronym akin to a reality show but Semi-Automated ...

England's top-tier soccer league will soon use optical tracking to automate portions of offside calls. The Premier League said on Tuesday it will adopt semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) in live ...

New partnership with the Confederação Brasileira de Futebol ("CBF") will implement SAOT across Brasileiro Série A and Copa do Brasil Cutting-edge technology automates everything from the kick point to ...

The story so far: In the opening match of the FIFA World Cup 2022 between host Qatar and Ecuador, just three minutes of action had passed before the first goal of the tournament was ruled out for ...