The advent of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in football was heralded as a game-changing moment—a leap toward fairness and accuracy. Introduced to eliminate “clear and obvious” errors made by referees, VAR promised justice on the pitch. Yet, years into its implementation, the footballing world...
In the age of smart everything, artificial intelligence has crept into the sacred heart of sports: officiating. And while some hail it as the savior of fairness, others see it as the death knell of emotion, spontaneity, and the very soul of the game.
Let’s face it: human referees and umpires...
