Referees to wear bodycams at Club World Cup

Referees will wear bodycams at this summer’s Club World Cup. Footage will be made available to broadcasters during matches at the 32-team competition in the United States. Pierluigi Collina, chairman of the Fifa referees committee, said: “It is a good chance to offer the viewers a new experience, in terms of images taken from a […]

Referees will wear bodycams at this summer’s Club World Cup.

Footage will be made available to broadcasters during matches at the 32-team competition in the United States.

Pierluigi Collina, chairman of the Fifa referees committee, said: “It is a good chance to offer the viewers a new experience, in terms of images taken from a perspective, from an angle of vision which was never offered before.”

Referee bodycams were first trialled in English grassroots football last season, with trials expanded in 2024-25 after results showed a decrease in abuse towards officials.

Chelsea and Manchester City are the Premier League teams competing at the Club World Cup, which runs from 15 June to 13 July.