The RFEF Disciplinary Committee has sanctioned Gerard Piqué, president of FC Andorra, with a six-match suspension and a two-month disqualification. The reason was his attitude towards the referee after the match against Albacete. According to the report, Piqué used an intimidating tone and pursued the referee just inches away in the tunnel to the locker rooms, showing technical and threatening discontent.
Artificial intelligence already analyzes hostile attitudes in football 🤖
Computer vision and machine learning systems are beginning to be used to detect aggressive behaviors in stadiums. High-definition cameras capture gestures, distances between people, and tones of voice to alert committees. This technology could be applied to incidents like Piqué's, evaluating in real time whether a director's or player's conduct exceeds regulatory limits, without relying solely on the referee's report.
Piqué, the referee's new personal escort 😅
It seems Gerard Piqué wanted to show that, besides being president, he has skills as a bodyguard. Of course, his client was the referee, and the protection consisted of following him just inches away while explaining, with affection, his technical objections. The result: six matches watching football from home. Hopefully, the report also includes his score on the social distancing test.