VAR will again take center stage this summer. Here's what to know about how it works and what's new for the 2026 World Cup.
Football Italia’s transfer expert Alfredo Pedullà examines referee controversies from Torino-Cremonese and Parma-Lazio and criticises the reported proposal to reschedule a big game from Round 30 by ...
Must do better? Yes, afraid so. Easy as it is to cast aspersions on former colleagues from the ivory tower of retirement, referees’ accuracy in the Premier League has dipped this season and a strong ...
Design: Kelsea Petersen/The Athletic; Photos: Paul Ellis/Getty Images, Ryan Pierce/Getty Images Graham Scott refereed in the Premier League for a decade before retiring in 2025 to return to his ...
In an analysis of a video-assisted, pitch-side review of soccer (UK football) referee calls in the English Premier League, referees overturned their original call 95% of the time. However, these ...
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s referees are under scrutiny after a plethora of questionable decisions and incorrect calls compounded by anger over the video assistant referees’ failure to correct them. It's ...
According to reports in Italy, VAR officials were allegedly influenced by external figures, such as referees’ chief Gianluca Rocchi, who used ‘coded messages’ to suggest whether to alert the referee ...
A former Premier League referee has said VAR is “not fit for purpose”, admitting the “price being paid for greater accuracy feels far too high”. Graham Scott refereed in the Premier League for over a ...
Video assistant referees (VAR) will have new powers to intervene at this summer's World Cup if fouls are committed ...
Referees now announce VAR decisions to stadium crowds and the television audience Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images Back in the day, there was a common saying about football referees: a good ref is ...
Steven McLean failed to give Heart of Midlothian a penalty for a trip on Alexandros Kyziridis at Motherwell because he hadn't seen conclusive proof from the two camera angles he was shown. In the ...
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Champions League final referee and VAR: Match officials chosen for PSG vs. Arsenal as German crew named in 2026
The UEFA Champions League is considered the most prestigious club football competition in the world, and thus every ...
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