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IFAB: VAR powers extended to include second yellow cards and corner checks as timewasting clamped down on

VAR's powers have been extended by football's lawmakers. Using VAR to check corners will be an option for competitions from this summer, while the core VAR protocol has now been widened to cover ...
World Soccer Talk

FIFA to introduce key VAR changes and new anti-time wasting rules ahead of 2026 World Cup

Rule changes and technological innovations have been a constant in soccer in recent years, aimed at speeding up the game and preventing referee errors that could impact match results. Ahead of the ...
BBC

More VAR challenge trials expected during review

The Premier League is not expected to opt in to VARs being able to rule on incorrectly awarded corners Fifa referees' chief Pierluigi Collina says there will be further trials of a challenge system as ...
BBC

VAR vs TMO – what are the key differences?

Football and rugby union are among the sports that use video technology to help determine contentious key decisions in matches. Football uses a video assistant referee (VAR) while rugby union's ...
BBC

Is VAR any better in the rest of Europe's top leagues?

"I believe we forgot the reason why VAR was introduced," Uefa referees' chief Roberto Rosetti said last week. His choice of words was important. This was not a criticism of the Premier League. It was ...
as.com

Punishment handed out for VAR referees after Barcelona and Real Madrid errors

The Spanish Refereeing Committee (CTA) will punish the VAR referees from Monday’s Girona 2-1 Barcelona match and Saturday’s Real Madrid 4-1 Real Sociedad game, both from matchday 24. The refereeing ...
ESPN

Is soccer better without VAR? FA Cup shows nobody really knows

Cast your mind back to last month's FA Cup third round. Remember how "refreshing" it was to watch elite football without VAR? That's what so many players, coaches, fans and pundits agreed. You could ...
Talksport

‘No excuse’ – Furious VAR debate erupts in FA Cup as Newcastle denied blatant penalty in win over Aston Villa

With Newcastle trailing 1-0 thanks to a controversial Tammy Abraham goal, Kieran Trippier delivered a cross from the right. The ball then hit Lucas Digne's arm, and a free-kick was awarded on the edge ...
BBC

'The officials looked petrified' - was Villa Park chaos advert for VAR?

Tonali inspires Newcastle to win over ten-man Aston Villa Has there ever been a better advert for the video assistant referee? Newcastle's 3-1 FA Cup fourth-round win at Aston Villa was full of ...
The New York Times

VAR has become too ‘microscopic’, says UEFA head of refereeing

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 ...