Premier League to test Ref Cams on first weekend with view to permanent rollout

Clubs, Sky Sports and TNT Sports support innovation.

Fifa trialled Ref Cams at this summer’s Club World Cup in the United States, with the chair of their refereeing committee Pierluigi Collina saying the experiment had gone “beyond expectations”.

The Premier League is planning to test Ref Cams in selected matches during their opening round of fixtures this weekend with a view to making the new technology a permanent feature of live TV games for the rest of the season.

The Guardian has learned that the clubs have given their approval for the trial with the Premier League’s broadcast partners, Sky Sports and TNT Sports, also supporting the innovation.