BBC

The big VAR debate: with, without or change its scope?

Would football be better without the video assistant referee (VAR) system? Premier League fans, managers and players got a reminder of what life was like without VAR in the FA Cup fourth round - and ...
The New York Times

This is football without VAR. It’s not perfect, but is it better? No wonder even Eddie Howe is torn

Sandro Tonali of Newcastle complains to referee Chris Kavanagh during Saturday's FA Cup game against Aston Villa Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images Isn’t it nice to have a weekend without ...
ESPN

Is soccer better without VAR? FA Cup shows nobody really knows

Cast your mind back to last month's FA Cup third round. Remember how "refreshing" it was to watch elite football without VAR? That's what so many players, coaches, fans and pundits agreed. You could ...
BBC

'The officials looked petrified' - was Villa Park chaos advert for VAR?

Tonali inspires Newcastle to win over ten-man Aston Villa Has there ever been a better advert for the video assistant referee? Newcastle's 3-1 FA Cup fourth-round win at Aston Villa was full of ...
Yahoo! Sports

VAR has become ‘too microscopic,’ says UEFA refs chief

VAR is in the spotlight yet again with Barcelona having been left furious by a decision to disallow Pau Cubarsi’s goal against Atletico Madrid on Thursday in the Copa del Rey. The players had to wait ...
ESPN

VAR at-risk of becoming 'too microscopic' - UEFA referee chief

VAR is at risk of becoming too "microscopic" in over-analysing subjective decisions, UEFA's referees' chief has said. Technology was introduced to football to erase clear and obvious errors but ...
BBC

More VAR challenge trials expected during review

The Premier League is not expected to opt in to VARs being able to rule on incorrectly awarded corners Fifa referees' chief Pierluigi Collina says there will be further trials of a challenge system as ...
Sky Sports

IFAB: VAR powers extended to include second yellow cards and corner checks as timewasting clamped down on

VAR's powers have been extended by football's lawmakers. Using VAR to check corners will be an option for competitions from this summer, while the core VAR protocol has now been widened to cover ...
The Mirror

UEFA issues VAR and refereeing guidance for Champions League after controversies

UEFA remains behind the use of VAR in football, despite referees coming increasingly under the spotlight. The technology was introduced in the Champions League ahead of the 2019/20 season. But ...
The Mirror

Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool ends with VAR drama as controversial winner allowed

Liverpool and Alexis Mac Allister were thwarted by VAR and then made to wait minutes later as their stoppage time winner was eventually given at Nottingham Forest. The Argentine's strike in the 96th ...
Sky Sports

Liverpool vs Man City VAR intervention to disallow Rayan Cherki goal and send off Dominik Szoboszlai ruined golden moment, says Gary Neville

Gary Neville says the decision to overturn Rayan Cherki's late goal from the halfway line in Manchester City's win over Liverpool erased one of the moments of the season and provided ammunition for ...
Sporting Life

VAR should be reformed - FA Cup fourth round incidents reminds us why

If you were Head of VAR Propaganda and felt the pressure of the public mood shifting against the technology, you could not have hatched a better plan than the catalogue of errors that unfolded at ...