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The VAR Dilemma: Has It Made Football Better? Or Is It Fueling the Chaos

Heading into the new season, the VAR remains a talking point as sections of fans and pundits are against the use of the technology in sports today, while some are for it. VAR was introduced to help ...
heraldscotland

Hearts vs Celtic red card VAR audio will be 'interesting'

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Martindale in VAR blast as Robinson hails St Mirren 'character'

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The Guardian

VARs will intervene on second yellows and corners after football law changes

Football’s law-making body has backed plans to extend the use of the video assistant referee system, allowing it to intervene on second yellow cards and the awarding of corners, provided the process ...
ESPN

VAR review: Did Arsenal deserve penalty for Forest handball?

Video assistant referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made and are they correct? This season, we take a look at the major incidents to examine and explain ...
Sports Illustrated

2025–26 Premier League VAR Justice Table: Man Utd, Chelsea at Opposite Ends

The Premier League is in its sixth season of using video assistant referee technology and yet weekly discussions over high-profile errors persist. Controversies and conspiracy theories remain as ...
ESPN

VAR review: Explaining five-minute decision to rule out Semenyo goal

With a level of fury that only VAR can provoke, many fans have expressed outrage at the decision to rule out Antoine Semenyo's second goal in Manchester City's 2-0 win over Newcastle United in the ...
Daily Mail

Revealed: EVERY Premier League VAR mistake this season as refs' chiefs admit their errors after a 30% rise... has your club been affected?

There has been an alarming 30 percent rise in VAR mistakes over the first half of the Premier League season. Fans wound up by video assistant referee mistakes, or non-interventions, will feel ...
The Football Association

Details on VAR, Semi-Automated Offside and Goal-line technology in the 2025-26 FA Cup

Video Assistant Referees (VAR) and Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT) will not be utilised in the third and fourth rounds of the 2025-26 Emirates FA Cup. VAR and SAOT were not in operation until ...
Manchester United F.C.

Is VAR in operation at Sunday's FA Cup game?

The Football Association has clarified the situation regarding the use of VAR across the Emirates FA Cup third round. Manchester United face Brighton & Hove Albion at Old Trafford on Sunday, kicking ...
The Guardian

World Cup players to have lifelike ‘AI avatars’ for use in VAR offside decisions

Every player at the World Cup this summer will have his own physically accurate “AI avatar” that will be used in taking video assistant referee (VAR) decisions. The innovation, which will involve ...