Ligue 1 to trial live audio between referee and VAR in PSG match
Ligue 1 to trial live audio between referee and VAR in PSG match The French Professional Football League (LFP) made official this Thursday (2) the implementation of an unprecedented experimental device in European football. The measure aims to test the live, real-time audio broadcast of specific parts of the communication between the head referee and the VAR assistants, and it will be implemented during the match between Paris Saint-Germain and Toulouse. The clash, scheduled for the evening of this Friday (3), will be the first in the history of French football in which the head referee will be "equipped with a microphone whose activation will be remotely controlled by the video assistant referee, directly from the supervision center," as detailed in the LFP's official statement.
How will it work in practice? This innovative protocol will allow the live broadcast of some of the referee’s comments and decisions simultaneously to two audiences: In the stadium: For fans present in the stands, the audio will be played through the sound system. At home: For viewers of the Ligue 1+ service, the signal will be sent directly to the mobile audiovisual production unit broadcasting the match.
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