World Cup players to have lifelike ‘AI avatars’ for use in VAR offside decisions

• Innovation means every player being digitally scanned

• Infantino: Move will ensure more accurate decisions

Every player at this summer's World Cup will have their own physically accurate AI avatar" that will be used in taking VAR decisions.

The innovation, which will involve every player being digitally scanned and leaves the possibility of size mattering in future offside calls, was part of a package of technological measures announced by Fifa's president, Gianni Infantino, as he made a keynote appearance at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas.