VAR has played a significant part at the World Cup with a number of major calls being made by the off-field officials. From England defender Harry Maguire being denied a seemingly blatant penalty ...

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 ...

From this season, Serie A referees will be able to explain their decisions to the stadium following VAR On-Field Reviews, announced designator Gianluca Rocchi. The new system had already been ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alexis Mac Allister went from ecstasy to agony and back again during a controversial conclusion to Sunday’s 1–0 Liverpool win.

UEFA took the unusual step on Friday to explain a series of controversial Video Assistant Referees (VAR) calls in this week's Champions League last 16 ties. European football's governing body bowed to ...

At Parken in Copenhagen on Wednesday, a tifo was held up stating that this would become "Your Theatre of Nightmares." The Copenhagen fans were correct in their assessment as they defeated the Red ...

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 ...

REIMS, FRANCE - JUNE 14: Referee Anna-Marie Keighley speaks with Sydney Scheider of Jamaica as a VAR decision results in an Italy penalty being retaken during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France ...

FIFA is borrowing from American football for the World Cup. In a World Cup first, all video-assisted referee decisions at the tournament in Australia and New Zealand will be announced to the stadium ...