Revolutionizing Football Officiating

This chapter proposes an innovative approach to enhance the fairness and accuracy of officiating in football, particularly in handball incidents, through comparative judgment and AI technology. It delves into the complexities of defining sports actions and the implications of political ideologies on technology's role in decision-making. The discussion highlights the unintended consequences of changes in rules, specifically the offside rule and VAR, and the broader societal dynamics that influence perceptions of fairness in the sport.