VAR has changed how soccer is officiated and it has new powers at the 2026 World Cup. Here is how the video review system ...

The 2026 World Cup features upgraded semi-automated offside tech to eliminate agonizing delays. Utilizing AI cameras and ball ...

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.

When referees in the English Premier League actually walk over to the pitchside monitor and review a call, they overturned their original decision in the vast majority of cases. That number is ...

The use of technology in football has been on the increase over the past few years but none seems to create as much heated debate and questioning as that of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR). By and ...

When a VAR check is underway, the referee on the field is in constant communication with the video official. In some cases, ...

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 ...

The video assistant referee has not yet been used in this year’s Carabao Cup, but it will feature in this week’s semi-finals and, for the first time in English football, in-stadium VAR announcements ...

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 ...