In the games of the club World Cup this summer, the referees should wear a camera on the body as part of a test run. This was announced by the FIFA World Federation Association on Tuesday.
Corresponding tests with the so -called bodycam had only approved the rule keepers of the International Football Association Boards (IFAB) in early March.
“A perspective that never existed before”
“We believe that this is a good way to offer the audience a new experience, in the form of pictures that are taken from a perspective that has never been done before,” said Pierluigi Collina, chairman of the FIFA referee commission. This attempt also serves “also for referee coaching”.
In addition, the referees should implement the latest IFAB changes with a view to the time game of goalkeepers. If a keeper holds the ball in your hands for more than eight seconds, the opposing team gets a corner. The referees show a countdown of five seconds by hand.