On Sunday, Crystal Palace and Liverpool met in the Community Shield at Wembley, and once again VAR was up for discussion.

English Premier League action for the 2025/26 football season kicks off this weekend, beginning on Friday, August 15, 2025, with the defending champions Liverpool welcoming Bournemouth under the ...

VAR continues to be a hot topic in the Premier League, leading to the PGMOL implementing changes for the 2024/25 season after coming under increasing pressure for their handling of the technology ...

VAR, which stands for Video Assistant Referee, is a fifth referee positioned off the field, who can watch any play on multiple screens from multiple angles, including in slow-motion.

Serie A referees will begin announcing VAR decisions live in stadiums and on television starting next season, referee ...

From this season, Serie A referees will be able to explain their decisions to the stadium following VAR On-Field Reviews, ...

On the first weekend of VAR being introduced, the Premier League said around 70 incidents were VAR checked. Manchester City ’s 5-0 win at West Ham saw seven checks and two decisions overturned.

Dale Johnson Oct 18, 2023, 04:00 AM ET How VAR could have changed football's future Illustration by T.M. Detwiler It's six years since the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) arrived in soccer.

Sure, with VAR, you have to wait an onerous two minutes for lines to be drawn. Or, sometimes, an on-field decision isn’t overturned because it’s 50/50, and yes, that’s how it works.