Real Madrid’s initial impression of the Video Assistant Referee system that FIFA is testing can be summed up by midfielder Luka Modric’s reaction. “No es bueno,” Modric told reporters in Spanish after Real Madrid’s 2-0 win against Club America in a FIFA Club World Cup semifinal Thursday. Not good was the opinion even after a Cristiano Ronaldo goal […]
Video replay technology was used to award a penalty kick for the first time in FIFA competition on Wednesday at the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan. The tournament is the site of FIFA’s first live trial of the Video Assistant Referee, enabling the referee on the field to review video footage on a pitchside […]
FIFA is enabling the match officials at the FIFA Club World Cup Japan that began on Thursday to review footage on a pitchside monitor for certain decisions. The “important test” is a first for FIFA, which in its previous “semi-live” experimentation had only allowed officials on the pitch to receive verbal input on key decisions […]
On the heels of the kick-off workshop in the Netherlands in May, International Football Association Board (IFAB) and Major League Soccer (MLS) will host a second workshop experimenting with the implementation of video assistant referees (VARs). The workshop will take place from July 19-21 in New Jersey and will be attended by more than 20 leagues […]
