As you watch or read about the World Cup, there's a good chance that you'll see someone talking about VAR. But what is it?

From VAR to virtual offside lines to Ref Cam, an essential guide explaining how the key tools of modern football work.

The most controversial part of modern soccer, VAR, is bound to impact FIFA's biggest tournament, the World Cup..

A simple guide to how VAR works in soccer, what decisions can be reviewed and how video replay will be used during the 2026 ...

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 ...

Ex-Fiorentina and Milan star Riccardo Montolivo complains that VAR has ‘more power’ than on-the-field referees: ‘It should be the other way around, like this, it’s a mess.’ Italian referees are under ...

We’re just one game into the FIFA World Cup 2026 but the conversation is already about VAR. In the Mexico vs South Africa ...

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 ...

The official has been accused of making a "neo-Nazi" gesture during a recent World Cup broadcast.

Former Premier League referee Graham Scott says VAR is not fit for purpose. VAR has been used in the Premier League since the start of the 2019–20 season, after being officially approved and ...