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 will feature a string of new rules for players and teams - including expanded powers for VAR, 10-second substitutions and clamping down on tactical timeouts. The International ...
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WILLIE COLLUM has said that Hearts SHOULD have been awarded a penalty against Motherwell in the title run in. The Scottish refs chief has admitted that Hearts were wrongfully denied a spot-kick.
Everton were trailing 1-0 against Arsenal and could have been awarded a penalty had there been a VAR intervention for an incident during their game Arsenal and Chelsea were the biggest beneficiaries ...
The video assistant referee (VAR) is one of the most controversial aspects of soccer today. At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, it will again take center stage, providing the final word on many of each ...
Antoine Semenyo had a goal disallowed for offside by the VAR in a 0-0 draw with Chelsea Bournemouth in the Champions League? It was still an outside possibility as the final day of the Premier League ...
PEP Guardiola would have been leaving English football as the Prem champion AGAIN – had it not been for VAR. SunSport has analysed the 102 decisions changed after the intervention of Stockley Park to ...
Arsenal still would have become Premier League champions if the division did not employ VAR, according to research. The Gunners would have only edged Manchester City out on goal difference, however.
Former Manchester United captain Rio Ferdinand calls out VAR for their time-consuming decision in West Ham vs Arsenal yesterday. Yesterday, West Ham United and Arsenal played each other in a crucial ...
“Today, I have realized how difficult and how big a referee’s job is,” Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta acknowledged after watching Chris Kavanagh come to a decision, which afforded his side an almighty ...
Arsenal were the beneficiaries of one of the most contentious decisions in VAR history in the closing minutes of their 1-0 victory over West Ham. West Ham had scored an equaliser, but after a long VAR ...