The opening match of the 2023 Women’s World Cup featured a milestone moment as the referee explained a decision to supporters in the stadium. Referee Yoshimi Yamashita (pictured) awarded a penalty to ...

UEFA has announced that more detailed VAR explanations will be part of officiating changes introduced at this summer’s European Championship in an attempt to improve clarity around decisions. Big ...

VAR has played a significant part at the World Cup with a number of major calls being made by the off-field officials. From England defender Harry Maguire being denied a seemingly blatant penalty ...

From this season, Serie A referees will be able to explain their decisions to the stadium following VAR On-Field Reviews, announced designator Gianluca Rocchi. The new system had already been ...

UEFA took the unusual step on Friday to explain a series of controversial Video Assistant Referees (VAR) calls in this week's Champions League last 16 ties. European football's governing body bowed to ...

For the first time, referees at the 2023 World Cup will explain their video assistance referee (VAR) decisions to live audiences in the mold of NFL officials. Though, given the inherent imperfections ...

REIMS, FRANCE - JUNE 14: Referee Anna-Marie Keighley speaks with Sydney Scheider of Jamaica as a VAR decision results in an Italy penalty being retaken during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France ...

FIFA is borrowing from American football for the World Cup. In a World Cup first, all video-assisted referee decisions at the tournament in Australia and New Zealand will be announced to the stadium ...

The Premier League has officially launched a new social media account related specifically to officiating. This new account, @PLMatchCentre on X, will explain refereeing and VAR calls in real time.

The technology has already played a major role in the opening few days of the tournament in Qatar. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with what's going on in the West ...