The chip has the ability to detect up to 500 movements per second - and will also help with penalty incidents.However, Ballinno have filed a patent infringement suit against UEFA and Kinexon, who worked in close collaboration with Adidas to create the technology.
Ballinno say the use of the technology is unauthorised and claim that they were granted a patent for a "method and system for detecting an offside situation" which focused on a chip in a ball sending a message to directly the referee's earpiece back in 2011.After the application was submitted on April 18, a hearing will take place on June 3 - with Ballinno looking for an injunction that could result in VAR offsides being scrapped this summer after UEFA spent big on the technology.
He also added that he believes VAR's status for the tournament will be unaffected irrespective of the outcome. Arsene Wenger, FIFA's chief of global football development, is pushing for a major change to the offside law that would see attackers gain an advantage.Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and wrestling. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News.
Most radical change to the offside rule yet could be imminent under plans laid out by Arsenal legend Arsene Wenger