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 ...

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 ...

Arsenal’s last-gasp victory at Newcastle became controversial in the first half when a penalty was awarded and then withdrawn.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 ...

Real Madrid claimed a 2-1 victory over Barcelona in a fiery and controversial El Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu, a match that will be remembered as much for Cesar Soto Grado’s refereeing decisions ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...