Referee Danny Makkelie speaks to players as a VAR check is underway for 'mistaken identity' involving a tackle between Miguel Almiron of Paraguay and Tim Ream of the United States during the FIFA ...

VAR has become a major headache for Real Madrid. In recent seasons, the technology has repeatedly made life more difficult for the Spanish giants or, at the very least, prevented games from becoming ...

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FIFA confirmed a "technical outage" prevented VAR graphics from being displayed during the Qatar vs Switzerland match. The outage meant onside animation graphics were not shown before Switzerland was ...

USA launched their World Cup campaign in emphatic fashion, thrashing Paraguay 4-1 to underline that the hosts cannot be overlooked in this edition. However, the biggest talking point was a rare VAR ...

FIFA chiefs have insisted former Newcastle midfielder Miguel Almiron WAS correctly booked after a VAR check – despite it apparently being against new VAR rules. World Cup regulations allow the ...

It didn't take long for the first significant VAR review of the 2026 World Cup. And it definitely won't be the last. USMNT defender Tim Ream was given a yellow card early in the second half of the ...

When you watch the 2026 World Cup this summer, you are going to see something familiar. A big play happens. Everyone stops as the referee walks over to a small screen on the sideline. Everyone watches ...

“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 ...