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.

VAR stands for Video Assistant Referee. It is a system designed to help on-field officials review certain plays and correct ...

Refereeing mistakes on the field and through the video assistant referee have risen across most categories in this season's Premier League. The Premier League's Key Match Incidents (KMI) panel ...

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 ...

The UEFA Champions League Final between PSG and Arsenal will see a Bundesliga referee officiating the game.

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 ...

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 ...

UEFA explained why Arsenal penalty against Atletico Madrid was overturned after VAR review involving Eberechi Eze.

Former Serie A referee Graziano Cesari condemned Felix Zwayer after Tuesday’s Champions League game between Inter Milan and Liverpool. Speaking to Sport Mediaset via FCInter1908, Cesari assessed ...

Repubblica reports that investigators believe VAR officials were aware of coded messages that would be used to assess controversial incidents and, therefore, to determine whether to alert the referee ...