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

Premier League referees have lost faith in semi-automated offside technology and are pushing for the clubs to change provider. Referees feel that they – on-field officials and VARs – are getting the ...

Design: Kelsea Petersen/The Athletic; Photos: Paul Ellis/Getty Images, Ryan Pierce/Getty Images Graham Scott refereed in the Premier League for a decade before retiring in 2025 to return to his ...

A former Premier League referee has said VAR is “not fit for purpose”, admitting the “price being paid for greater accuracy feels far too high”. Graham Scott refereed in the Premier League for over a ...

According to reports in Italy, VAR officials were allegedly influenced by external figures, such as referees’ chief Gianluca Rocchi, who used ‘coded messages’ to suggest whether to alert the referee ...

Referees now announce VAR decisions to stadium crowds and the television audience Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty Images Back in the day, there was a common saying about football referees: a good ref is ...

In an analysis of a video-assisted, pitch-side review of soccer (UK football) referee calls in the English Premier League, referees overturned their original call 95% of the time. However, these ...

Wayne Rooney believes errors made during the Aston Villa v Newcastle FA Cup tie at the weekend show there is an over-reliance on VAR. Referee Chris Kavanagh and his assistants Gary Beswick and Nick ...

Ex-Fiorentina and Milan star Riccardo Montolivo complains that VAR has ‘more power’ than on-the-field referees: ‘It should be the other way around, like this, it’s a mess.’ Italian referees are under ...