Analysis: If you analyse the social and technical dynamics of VAR, you can see a number of drawbacks and even a number of positive forces VAR was built with a functional objective to be implemented in ...

The 2026 World Cup will feature a string of new rules for players and teams - including expanded powers for VAR, 10-second substitutions and clamping down on tactical timeouts. The International ...

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The video assistant referee (VAR) is one of the most controversial aspects of soccer today. At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, it will again take center stage, providing the final word on many of each ...

DALLAS — Alright, you're watching a soccer match – whether it be the World Cup, Major League Soccer or Premier League – and the action suddenly stops. The referee touches an earpiece. Players wait.

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In generating a constant stream of outrage, debate and engagement, much-reviled tech has become its own spectacle “Just keep delaying,” Darren England tells the referee, Chris Kavanagh, at West Ham on ...

Benjamin Sesko scored a controversial goal for Manchester United vs Liverpool earlier in May; Howard Webb believes Sesko handled the ball but VAR were unable to find conclusive evidence to disallow ...

Manchester City believe they have been on the wrong end of VAR calls in the past two FA Cup finals Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has compared video assistant referee decision-making to the "flip ...

Gary Neville called it spot on as VAR deliberated over Callum Wilson's dramatic, 95th-minute goal in Sunday's shootout between Arsenal and West Ham. "The biggest moment in VAR history in the Premier ...