VAR and Refs

Video Assistant Referee (VAR) protocol | IFAB

A video assistant referee (VAR) is a match official, with independent access to match footage, who may assist the referee only in the event of a 'clear and ...

Video assistant referee - Wikipedia

The video assistant referee (VAR) is a match official in association football who assists the referee by reviewing decisions using video footage and ...

Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology - Inside FIFA

FIFA assesses the technological aspects of VAR systems through the FIFA Quality Programme for VAR Technology. Two different VAR set‐ups are currently permitted.

Video Assistant Referees Explained | VAR - Premier League

The VAR will intervene in four match-changing situations only: Goals, Penalties, Red cards, Mistaken identity. The final decision will always be taken by the ...

Explained: What is VAR in football - Olympics

VAR is short for Video Assistant Referee in football. It's a technology-aided officiating system intended to assist the on-field referee in ...

How the Premier League Assigns Referees and VAR Officials to ...

Selection and Assignment Criteria. Selection for both field referees and VAR officials in the Premier League is based on: Performance Reviews: ...

Premier League hopes 'referee's call' can help fix VAR - ESPN

The Premier League has launched a six-point plan which it hopes will improve VAR, including using "referee's call" to try to give better ...

Are VAR and referee decisions ruining the Premier League? - Reddit

Anyone else fed up with the constant VAR interruptions and inconsistent referee calls? It feels like the game is being decided more by ...

Law 6 - The Other Match Officials - The FA

The VAR and AVAR are the 'video' match officials (VMOs) and assist the referee in accordance with the Laws of the Game and the VAR protocol. The match officials ...

The effect of the video assistant referee (VAR) on referees' decisions ...

This study intended to explore how the VAR affects refereeing decisions at Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Women's World Cup ...

Video Assistant Referee (VAR) - Inside FIFA

A video assistant referee (VAR) system is a support tool for officials. The use of video match officials (VMOs) in football was included in ...

Webb: Premier League referees set to explain VAR decisions - ESPN

Premier League referees could soon announce to stadium crowds and television audiences why they have changed their decisions after visiting the VAR monitor.

VAR Archives - Professional Referee Organization ®

The video assistant referee (VAR) system has become a household name in the industry and has a major

SOCCER 101: VAR - St. Louis CITY SC

Match referee Ismail Elfath reviewed two fouls during the match and, after speaking to video assistant referee Allen Chapman, decided to issue a ...

Fans may hate VAR. But as an amateur referee, I'd love to have it

Fans may hate VAR. But as an amateur referee, I'd love to have it ... The rain was unrelenting, with the shrouded sun providing only enough light ...

Do Premier League referees ever overrule the VAR? The data show ...

Of the 55 times referees have been advised to overturn their decisions in the Premier League this season, they've done so 54 times.

VAR - Frequently Asked Questions - Premier League

Every Premier League fixture has a Video Assistant Referee (VAR), a qualified referee who watches the match via a number of screens and can view slow-motion ...

Everything you need to know about VAR and referee biases

It has been found that referees and their assistants make around 5 errors per game, meaning that they are right about 98% of the time.

VAR: What is Video Assistant Referee and how does it work?

Currently making waves throughout European football, VAR - or Video Assistant Referee to give the concept its full name - was introduced in ...

Why VAR is the right way forward | by Mark Davies - Medium

Rugby has to my mind made the video assistance (and direct communication with the fans with conversations between refs and officials, and ...