🤯 Good news? Referees trial virtual cards in Uruguay; find out more

🤯 Good news? Referees trial virtual cards in Uruguay; find out more Uruguayan football is testing a new way of showing yellow and red cards. Physical cards are now making way for VIRTUAL ones. It’s a device similar to a smartphone, but lighter and with no need for Wi-Fi. On it, the referee can, of course, select the card’s color. But that’s not all. Besides showing cards, the device will be used to record substitutions, goals, penalties... The idea is to make this part of the referee’s job easier. All these notes from the referee are sent in real time to the Uruguayan Football Association’s (AUF) system. The plan is to make this data available to the press in the future, too. Like this new idea? Think it will catch on around the world? Have your say! First test 📱 The first test took place during Nacional’s 3–0 win over Rentistas on Thursday (15). Referee Eduardo Varela showed the first VIRTUAL YELLOW to Rentistas defensive midfielder Juan Pablo Plada for a foul in midfield. The president of the Uruguayan Football Referees’ Association (AUDAF), Yimmy Álvarez, commented on the innovation. “It’s a very interesting project; they’re called virtual cards. We ran a test at Defensor’s ground and had some issues with visibility in the light,” he explained. “It’s like a smartphone that keeps track of everything that happens in the match: yellow cards, red cards, substitutions, penalty kicks,” he added. Featured photo: Tyc Sports/Reproduction This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.