UEFA has announced that more detailed VAR explanations will be part of officiating changes introduced at this summer’s European Championship in an attempt to improve clarity around decisions. Big ...
Arsenal’s last-gasp victory at Newcastle became controversial in the first half when a penalty was awarded and then withdrawn. A few minutes later, a Newcastle goal was allowed to stand despite ...
Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology has become a mainstay in major soccer competitions since its widespread introduction in 2018. The system—designed to assist referees with key decisions such as ...
As the Carabao Cup quarter-finals draw to a close, teams are on the brink of landing this season’s first piece of silverware. There has been much debate about the absence of the Video Assistant ...
For the first time, referees at the 2023 World Cup will explain their video assistance referee (VAR) decisions to live audiences in the mold of NFL officials. Though, given the inherent imperfections ...
The director of the VAR Project for the Technical Committee of Referees, Carlos Clos Gómez, shows us what the VAR facilities are like in the stadium where the semi-finals and final of the Spanish ...