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Published in Chapter:
Truth in Football From the “Hand of God” to VAR
Esennur Sirer (University of Usküdar, Turkey)
Copyright: © 2022
|Pages: 16
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9251-9.ch007
Abstract
Today, dozens of cameras are placed at various points on the football field, making sure that no detail is overlooked. The positions are reviewed using the video assistant system (VAR). However, despite the existence of live broadcast cameras and their technology-integrated structure, there is a position to be discussed after the match; the truth is reinterpreted. As Umberto Eco emphasizes, live-action, where television time and real-time are closest to each other, is not a mere repetition of an event, but an interpretation. In the chapter, the poetics of truth in football is discussed in the historical and technological process.