VAR was never supposed to steal the show. It was supposed to improve the game. Instead, with just four matches remaining in ...

Here's how VAR works in soccer, what plays can be reviewed and what's new at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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? VAR is the use of the video assistant referee to review decisions made in a ...

Folarin Balogun and Christian Pulisic react as referee Raphael Claus indicates a VAR decision Charlotte Wilson/ Presented as ...

Egypt believe several key decisions went against them. Tom Weller / picture alliance via The Egyptian Football Association ...

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 ...

The 2026 World Cup will continue using a technology-aided review system that aims to eliminate human error in officiating decisions. The system allows officials to ...

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 ...

Premier League referees have lost faith in semi-automated offside technology and are pushing for the clubs to change provider. Referees feel that they – on-field officials and VARs – are getting the ...

Referee Farai Hallam was correct to turn down a video assistant referee (VAR) review to give a penalty to Manchester City against Wolves, the Premier League's Key Match Incidents (KMI) Panel has ruled ...