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Upgrading VAR in the Thai Football League is a very difficult task because of this.
It's not as easy as you think! Thai Football League if you want to upgrade VAR to work better than before Equivalent to the top leagues in the world It's not an easy thing to do. Because in addition to having to buy software from abroad to use more There are other important factors as well.
In the event that there are many events that have occurred in the Thai Football League 1, it is still questionable why the Football Association of Thailand and Thai League Company Limited have introduced VAR technology to help referees in the game. There's still a problem with that technically. This raises the question whether Thai VAR can be upgraded for perfect use like the world's top leagues or not.
Patis Supapong, secretary general of the Football Association of Thailand Has revealed to the media that the Thai League currently uses the VAR machine to the fullest every week. which the budget used will be for the maintenance of the machine and buy more new communication equipment will overhaul with All new software upgrades
If we are going to upgrade the new software, we have to buy it from abroad, which is owned by Hawkeye Company, to add the program. This can be done in three-dimensional images to draw lines on the screen. but used that in Thailand will be able to upgrade and then can use it Because there are other important factors, especially the installation of cameras on the roof Which field in the Thai league Not yet available in all fields
At present, AFC has not adopted high-quality VAR technology yet. because of the high price and must have a standard field to support the installation of various equipment But it is expected that in the Asian Football Cup 2023 in Qatar Should have seen each other because the 2022 World Cup was organized, which used high-tech VAR, while other AFC programs can only be done in a central field. Because the potential of each league field is different.
The Thai Football League is the first domestic league in the ASEAN region. That has brought VAR technology to help judge the country's top league in full in 2020 until now to be accepted to a certain extent