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There will be significant chances to VAR in Serie A starting with the 2025-26, with referees to announce reasons for ...
Sports Minister Gayton McKenzie has delayed the VAR rollout in South Africa, citing an R80 million funding gap and the need ...
REBOUNDS from penalties could be SCRAPPED by next year’s World Cup finals. And VAR checks for second yellow cards and corners ...
We won't use VAR this season bafo, Gayton lied to us,' football fans lash on McKenzie for failing to implement VAR.
After Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie gave an update on the funding for VAR, SAFA Head of Referees Abdul Ebrahim has hinted on when the system can be implemented.
Football could see a number of major rule changes implemented ahead of next year's World Cup including the banning of penalty ...
The VAR then reports to the referee on the ground, who may overturn a decision, hold firm, or look at the footage themself on a pitchside display. Credit: Niko4it, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Two lengthy video reviews halted the momentum of Germany's 2-1 victory over Denmark on Tuesday at Euro 2025 and had German ...
How the introduction of VAR has necessitated other changes to make sense of it, to justify it, to try to get the best of it: endless circulars, changes made, explanations offered.
VAR was first rolled out at the Women’s World Cup in 2019. It was subsequently used at the European Championship in 2022 and a 19-strong video refereeing team — which included six women ...
If VAR is persisted with, it will probably get better. Practice makes perfect and as officials become more used to the VAR process, the proportion of shocking decisions should be reduced.