COPE reveals the major refereeing innovation at the Club World Cup: unprecedented measure

The teams drafted for the Club World Cup are continuing their preparations for their participation in this tournament organized by FIFA. The International Federation has brought back the old format of a competition designed to fight for supremacy withother major continental tournaments such as the Champions League or the CONMEBOL Libertadores.

That's why the organization led by Gianni Infantino has planned the implementation of several changes that will improve the reputation and ways of operating in the tournament held in the United States. Cadena COPE has revealed one of these modifications that will be revolutionary and will prevent the emergence of many more controversies.

According to information obtained by the episcopal broadcaster, FIFA would have decided to place body cameras on the on-field referees. The purpose of this measure is twofold. On one hand, it is expected to improve the protection of referees during confrontations and clasheswith players. These images will also be used to make certain decisions.

The implementation of these body cameras on the referees chosen to officiate the Club World Cup is not the only innovation that FIFA would have planned for the competition. Fans present in the stadium will also be able to see the images used in the VAR review of the plays eligible in each match.

Imminent revolution

Through this direct monitoring of the deliberation between the on-field referee and the VAR referee, on the stadium screens, the goal is to achieve maximum transparency. FIFA wants everything to go well in the first Club World Cup, a tournament that it's "rescued" to compete directly with UEFA in several aspects. One of these is the economic aspect, given the very high prize money allocated by the International Federation.

The implementation of these measures for the referees chosen to officiate the Club World Cup could soon set a trend in other competitions. FIFA has the support of IFAB in the implementation of body cameras for the referees in this competition. Also in the live broadcast of the images used in the VAR review.

This trend created by FIFA would ensure greater transparency in every sense. For referees, it would be an excellent tool of defense for referees, especially in the most tense moments with players. There would be no need to justify their actions a posteriori... given that spectators are direct witnesses to their decision-making during the match.

But it also affects footballers, the main protagonists of soccer, who often find themselves entangled in multiple controversies. Debates about refereeing decisions could end quickly as long as the measures that FIFA will implement in the Club World Cup are extended to the Champions League or the national leagues.