The video assistant referee (VAR) is a match official in association football who assists the referee by reviewing decisions using video footage and providing advice to the referee based on those reviews. The assistant video assistant referee (AVAR) is a match official appointed to assist the VAR in the video operation room and around the pitch ...

A video assistant referee (VAR) system is a support tool for officials. The use of video match officials (VMOs) in football was included in the 2018/2019 edition of the Laws...

The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) was introduced in the 2019/20 Premier League season after the clubs voted unanimously in November 2018 to have the system. All 380 Premier League fixtures in a season have a VAR who works alongside …

The VAR has independent access to, and replay control of, TV broadcast footage. The VAR is connected to the communication system being used by the match officials and can hear everything they say; the VAR can only speak to the referee by pushing a button (to avoid the referee being distracted by conversations in the VOR)

Feb 16, 2023 · VAR was introduced to football in the early 2010s to minimise human error and help referees make the right decision. Standing for “video assistant referee”, it allows certain incidents to be...

May 17, 2024 · The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) is an official, or team of officials, who help the referee during a game by using video footage and technology to review key...

Mar 3, 2018 · At the Annual General Meeting on 6 August 2020, the Premier League's Shareholders unanimously approved the use of VAR, in line with the full FIFA VAR protocol, for a second season. There are five key areas that highlight the …

FIFA assesses the technological aspects of VAR systems through the FIFA Quality Programme for VAR Technology. Two different VAR set‑ups are currently permitted: full VAR systems, which use...

Feb 10, 2019 · VAR: what is it and how does it work? The Video Assistant Referee system (VAR) was introduced into UEFA competitions in 2019 following extensive testing and training of referees.

VAR (Video Assistant Referee) refers to a team of match officials who have access to live video footage of the game from multiple camera angles. They are stationed in a separate video operation room (VOR) and can review incidents that the on-field referee might have missed or made a mistake on.