Pingu the Penguin
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It’s the first frame showing contact with the ball (not when the ball leaves the foot) - or it’s meant to be according to the IFAB rules on VAR and I’m sure you’ll agree, that’s considerably more accurate than a 50 year old fat bloke trying to look at two things happening very fast in real time.
Firstly, the first frame in the Sterling incident has him onside so I’m not sure this helps the case.
Secondly, the IFAB write the laws of the game, and have nowt to do with VAR regs. FIFA say this on the lines on broadcasts:
“The experience with this topic has shown how a seemingly straightforward and intuitive issue needs a much more refined solution and that virtual offside lines used in broadcasting should be treated with care if they are being used for potentially match-deciding situations”
Thirdly the PIGMOL are interpreting FIFA rules differently and said clearly at the start of the season that offside line calls are black and white when even FIFA say they are not.
On your last point, tech was there to get things right. If it can’t do that then limit its use to things that it can get right (goal line calls) until the tech catches up. and leave referees to manage the game as they have for decades.