IFPnews - AN IRANIAN INVENTOR HAS SUCCESSFULLY TESTED A HOME-GROWN VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE (VAR) SYSTEM, CREATING HOPE THAT ENDLESS QUARRELS OVER HUMAN ERRORS IN REFEREEING IRANIAN FOOTBALL COULD BE ENDED.
The system was successfully tested on Friday in Yadegar-e Emam Stadium in the north-western city of Tabriz, supervised by the representatives of Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran.
The system, named Paldi, is an advanced version of VAR invented by Sirous Paldi, a report by Khabaronline said.
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The invention has been awarded some global medals in 2016 and 2017. The system could accurately spot the areas in which fouls have happened by laser.
VAR is a football assistant referee that allows for reviewing the decisions made by the head referee with the help of the recorded video footage and a headset for communication.