… Or just get the fembot from Austin Powers to automatically shoot divers
It's actually easier than mechatronic tits. In the game Fifa, bad refereeing decisions are minimal because why would you want that in the game if you could be without. In a multi billion industry if you find that refs are more successful in a simulated portrayal of the game than in real life, you have to ask how? Surely that means football has neglected the technological aspect of growth within the sport for years and that it's time to catch up. They have realised this, but using VAR is dumb. You have 5 regular refs looking at the footage a few times instead of using technology to be efficient, take the guesswork out of it.
Look.
Handballs. Really easy, cut and dry. - Just have a consistent rule and apply it all the time.
Offsides. Really easy cut and dry. - The monitored simulated game knows exactly when the ball leave the foot and where all the players are.
Out of play situations. Really easy cut and dry. - The Monitored game register when the ball is outside of the line.
Freekicks, red cards, yellow cards.
The most difficult aspect to get right I'd imagine but the more information you give the system the more it learns. Which creates a measure of consistency when similar situations occur.
The result would be a fair game. Often you see City give freekicks away without getting cards, yet when the other team who has less of the ball goes in for a tackle, City players drop like flies and get cheap free kicks. There is all sorts of exploitive tactics currently used against refs, and they have no idea how to protect against it.