Officials at the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup in the United States will use an accelerated Semi-Automated Offside (S.A.O) technology that will tell them to stop the game immediately if a player who is more than 10 centi-metres offside touches the ball.

Assistant referees will receive the notification instantly rather than having to wait for the technology to check positions and distances, as is the case with SAO systems used in most major leagues.

S.A.O was introduced into the English Premier League on April 12, before which the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) made all offside rulings.

The tournament which begins on Saturday at the Hard Rock Stadium in Florida, between Inter Miami and Al Ahly , will see referees wearing body cams that allow live pictures to be shown immediately before the game and on delay.

It also features an eight-second countdown for goalkeepers to release the ball and VAR pictures shown to fans in real time inside the ground.

Meanwhile, teams will earn 2 million dollars for a win and 1 million for a draw in the group stage, with 7.5million dollars for making the round of 16, and 13.1million for those advancing to the quarter-final. 

The clubs making the semi-final will pocket 21 million dollars, while those reaching the final will be awarded 30 million dollars and a whopping 40million dollars awaits the winner of the tournament.