FOOTBALL fans watched in awe as Bundesliga released footage from a referee’s bodycam amid talks of the Premier League following suit.
Daniel Schlager gave a glimpse of football’s future during last month’s league clash between Eintracht Frankfurt and Wolfsburg.at the Deutsche Bank Park.
Schlager’s VAR earpiece also featured a camera, which captured his view of key incidents during the game.
And the German ref had to make a major call only two minutes into the match after Wolfsburg opened the scoring.
Maxence Lacroix broke the deadlock and Schlager initially awarded the goal.
However, another camera showed referees in the VAR booth analysing the opener.
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There was initial suspicion of a Wolfsburg team-mate pushing the ball with his hand after Lacroix’s header.
However, after a rather long period of deliberation it was later determined that the handball was in fact committed by an Eintracht defender.
And so the goal was awarded and that sparked quite an entertaining encounter which ended 2-2.
Philipp Max equalised for Eintracht only 12 minutes after Lacroix’s dramatic goal.
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Kevin Behrens put the visitors back ahead on 36 minutes but Omar Marmoush salvaged a point in the second minute of stoppage time.
Fans were left amazed by the footage with some even comparing it something they would see from Hollywood.
One football enthusiast commented: “Incredible footage, this is like a movie ffs. Imagine this level of transparency in the Prem (LOL).”
Another posted: “Reminds me of that Nike ad… so cool!”
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A third said: “Sick footage, can’t wait to see it all.”
This fan wrote: “This is fantastic for understanding what the referee sees, why and how some decisions are made. This should be the staple because it is really interesting and entertaining.”
And that one stated: “Damn, this is nice.”
The concept could be utilised by PGMOL in the Premier League in the future after a similar kit was used during a friendly between Chelsea and Brighton in the US last July.
One refereeing source said: “It might help fans realise why decisions were taken.”
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
