Refereeing in England has started a new era and public opinion could do with a nudge in the right direction The FIFA World Cup could return to North American sooner than expected thanks to the huge ...

VAR is one of the most talked-about parts of modern soccer. Sometimes it helps fix an obvious mistake. Sometimes it leaves fans staring at the referee with no idea what is happening. And sometimes it ...

Working in his second consecutive FIFA World Cup, Mark Geiger’s first assignment in Russia was as the Video Assistant Referee for the Argentina-Iceland 1-1 draw in Group D from Moscow on Saturday. VAR ...

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 ...

Scottish sports journalist and content creator. After running his own soccer-related projects, in 2022 he joined Diario AS, where he mainly reports on the biggest news from around Europe’s leading ...

DALLAS — Alright, you're watching a soccer match – whether it be the World Cup or Major League Soccer or Premier League – and the action suddenly stops. The referee touches an earpiece. Players wait.

The video assistant referee system, or VAR, has led to some controversial calls at the 2026 World Cup. Here’s why. Egypt was eliminated from the tournament with a 3-2 loss to Argentina, after having ...

VAR is football's replay room, armed with multiple camera angles, slow-motion replays Referee Wilton Sampaio, of Brazil, show the red card to South Africa's Themba Zwane during the World Cup Group A ...

The Premier League will publish the judgements of its Key Match Incidents Panel for the first time this season.

The 2026 World Cup will continue using a technology-aided review system that aims to eliminate human error in officiating decisions. The system allows officials to ...