AUSTIN, Texas — The MLS will look to fully roll out the Video Assistant Referee system after the All-Star game in August, enabling a referee with access to video replays to be able to make suggestions to the official on the pitch on game-changing plays. But for fans at the stadium, they won’t be able […]
FA Chief Executive Martin Glenn has announced that he expects to see the use of the new Video Assistant Referees system in the coming season’s FA Cup. He believes that VARs will benefit the game and is confident that the systems will function without any hitches. “I am very happy that there is testing across the world that […]
Video replay technology was used to award a penalty kick for the first time in FIFA competition on Wednesday at the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan. The tournament is the site of FIFA’s first live trial of the Video Assistant Referee, enabling the referee on the field to review video footage on a pitchside […]
FIFA president Gianni Infantino is in favor of having Video Assistant Referees in place by the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Infantino made the comments to Le Parisien on Monday, making it a real possibility that the World Cup, a referee inside of a van with access to video technology can advise a match official […]
After the International Football Association Board (IFAB) and FIFA met earlier this month, it was announced that six competitions around the globe would begin to experiment with video assistant referees (VARs). The only situations that the VARs will take part in with decision-making will include: 1. Goals scored 2. Penalty decisions 3. Direct red card […]
