VAR will again take center stage this summer. Here's what to know about how it works and what's new for the 2026 World Cup.

Video assistant referees will wield expanded authority to intervene during this summer’s World Cup regarding infractions ...

Arsenal’s last-gasp victory at Newcastle became controversial in the first half when a penalty was awarded and then withdrawn. A few minutes later, a Newcastle goal was allowed to stand despite ...

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 will be in operation at Euro 2024 in Germany with semi-automated offside technology in use. Uefa will also utilise goal-line technology, with connected ball technology in play for the first time ...

Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology has become a mainstay in major soccer competitions since its widespread introduction in 2018. The system—designed to assist referees with key decisions such as ...

British journalist and translator who joined Diario AS in 2013. Focuses on soccer – chiefly the Premier League, LaLiga, the Champions League, the Liga MX and MLS. On occasion, also covers American ...

Between what was nominally the 70th and 73rd minutes of Barcelona Femeni’s 8-0 win against Alhama CF last weekend, Claudia Pina scored twice — but the VAR review of her second goal took more than five ...

It was over four minutes of pure, unadulterated cinema. A total of 266 seconds that put soccer fans across the world through the entire spectrum of emotions. If you missed it live, you’ve likely seen ...

The director of the VAR Project for the Technical Committee of Referees, Carlos Clos Gómez, shows us what the VAR facilities are like in the stadium where the semi-finals and final of the Spanish ...

Former Premier League referee Howard Webb has claimed that Chris Kavanagh and VAR made the right call to rule out West Ham's late goal against Arsenal on Sunday. Leandro Trossard put Mikel Arteta's ...

A potentially significant moment in the Premier League title race saw VAR give Arsenal a massive boost.