The 2026 World Cup will feature a string of new rules for players and teams - including expanded powers for VAR, 10-second substitutions and clamping down on tactical timeouts. The International ...

A masked fan unplugged a VAR monitor during ‌a German second division football match. Bundesliga 2 club Preussen Munster said in a statement that the video assistant referee system was supposed to be ...

'One of worst decisions I've ever seen' - Rooney on Digne handball Would football be better without the video assistant referee (VAR) system? Premier League fans, managers and players got a reminder ...

Roberto Rosetti, UEFA’s head of refereeing, believes VAR has become too “microscopic” and claims the reason for the technology’s introduction in the first place has been forgotten. The 58-year-old, a ...

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Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg believes Arsenal's goal against Manchester United should not have stood and that the Professional Game Match Officials Board (PGMOL) 'failed' to come to ...

The Ask Me Anything team have been going through your questions - and several were about Video Assistant Referees (VAR). The referee did not award a free-kick in real time and VAR was called upon to ...

'I will be the old bloke in the stands complaining' - Ange Postecoglou on VAR after Tottenham beat Liverpool 1-0 From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ...

As someone who has spent over two decades in the embedded systems industry, I’ve seen the vast evolution of technology—from 8-bit microcontrollers to today’s sophisticated, multicore systems. Yet, one ...

FIFA has held the first trials of a new system of VAR which allows coaches to challenge a referee's decision, rather than the reviews only being undertaken by video officials. The IFAB, football's ...