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iPhones will help decide offside violations in English soccer this season
Soccer officials will use digital twins
Offside violations aren’t always clear-cut, especially when players are grouped in a way that blocks officials and even multiple camera angles from seeing enough detail to accurately call them. The software could track 29 points of players’ bodies, but those systems have limits and often cause “extensive delays and human process errors” and “concerns about the precision of in-game calls,” writes Wired in a report about EPL’s deal with Genius Sports. It’s part of the company’s GeniusIQ system, which also powers its fan-facing offerings that create features like real-time, dynamic graphics (think trails that follow a soccer ball).
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