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Fifa introduces ‘Ref Cam’ for Club World Cup — but controversial calls won’t be shown
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Published on 06/13/2025 08:00
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MIAMI — Referees at this month’s Fifa Club World Cup will wear ‘body cams’ with the footage used in broadcasts of the game — but only if the images are of non-controversial incidents, Fifa refereeing officials said yesterday.

The match referees in the tournament will wear a small camera protruding from their earpiece which will be able to generate video from the referees point of view.

But while broadcasters will be able to offer unique angles on goals and saves — as well as close-up live video and sound from the pre-match coin toss — viewers won’t get to see penalty decisions or other disputable moments from the new camera angle.

“The objective is to offer the TV viewers a new experience,” said Pierluigi Collina, the Chairman of the Fifa Referees Committee.

Collina said that IFAB, which sets the laws of the game had allowed a trial of the technology and suggested that footage of controversies might be part of a later phase in the future.

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