The 2025/26 Premier League season will receive a series of advanced technologies to improve the accuracy of arbitration, enhance interactions with fans and optimize operational efficiency.
From improvements in the technology assistant referee Video (VAR) to the experience of fans led by artificial intelligence (AI), these innovations promise to enhance the most viewed football tournament in the world.
Semi -automatic Vietnamese capture technology (SAOT)
One of the most anticipated improvements is the application of the Semi-Automated Offside Technology (Saot) system, which has been released in the middle of 2024/25 Song from 2025/26 will become the standard in all matches.
Srot uses up to 30 high -speed cameras installed in the field, monitors the player movement and the ball position with a speed of 100 frames per second, creating up to 10,000 data points for each player.
This system automatically identifies the offside situations by suggesting the time of touching the ball and drawing virtual Vietnamese lines, helping to shorten the decision -making time about 30 seconds compared to the manual VAR process.
Technology also creates 3D images for television and stadium screens, with red lines for offside, green lines for valid, and vertical white walls indicate offside line.
Although it is still necessary to confirm subjective factors such as hindering vision or participating in the ball, Sonot is expected to minimize human errors in “tight” situations without changing the “thick line” policy for the offside.
This technology has proven 100% accuracy in the offside decisions and promises to make the game's pace smoother significantly.
VAR improvement and referee support
The VAR system will be tweaked to make decisions faster and more uniform in the 2025/26 season.
The focus includes: Goals, penalties, red cards and mistakenly identify players, with the motto “minimum intervention, maximum efficiency”. Improvements include:
- Explain the situation of the ball better touching the referee training.
- Enhance communication through direct notifications and graphics on the field.
In addition, the British Arbitration Board (PGMOL) has appointed Kevin Blom as the Var (Var Performance Coach) performance coach and added 6 new referees to the Select Group 1 group. A new contract with Puma also brings high -performance costumes to the referee team.
Collaborate with Microsoft: AI and cloud computing
The Premier League has cooperated with the Microsoft giant as AI supplier and cloud computing officially from 2025/26 season, promising to change the way of operating numbers and interacting with fans.
The infrastructure of the tournament will be stored on Microsoft Azure, allowing AI integration safely and flexibly.
Outstanding features:
- Premier League Companion: AI tools use Copilot and Azure Openai to provide data, articles, videos from more than 30 seasons, support in writing and voice in the indigenous language.
- Real -time data analysis: Azure Ai will provide information right during the reporting and analysis after the match.
- Internal tools: Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365 will optimize working processes and make decisions based on data.
The goal is to create one of the most advanced media and AI platforms in sports.
Cooperation with Adobe: Who creates fans
Adobe will become a digital experience partner for fans, integrating AI to create the Premier League platform from the 2025/26 season.
Adobe Express and Firefly AI tools allow fans to create badges, shirts, and social network content with exclusive designs.
Features include:
- Create video and edit clips: Easy to edit photos and videos to show fans.
- Personalization notice: The Adobe Experience platform will send news in real time based on each person's preference.
- This will especially enhance the experience of Fantasy Premier League (FPL)allowing the design of personalized squad and more deeper interaction with 1.8 billion global fans.
Other technological improvements
- Television: Boost Graphics technology uses Cesium to recreate the 3D stadium and around -circle -fluttering scenes, bringing a vivid geographical experience for global audiences.
- Stadium upgrade: Some clubs like Wolves are installing new cabin for television crews and technological equipment as required by the tournament.
Conclude
The 2025/26 Premier League season marks a large technology, combining AI, automation and cloud computing to improve the fairness on the pitch and the attractiveness in the yard.
These innovations not only solve problems that exist for a long time in arbitration, but also create a deeper cohesion between the tournament and the world's fans. When the season takes place, their impact on the sport will be closely monitored.
