As Asian club football prepares to enter a new era, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has reaffirmed its determination to maintain the highest officiating standards with the implementation of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system across its revamped three-tier club structure as well as the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League™ …
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An overview of how technology will be used at this summer’s UEFA EURO 2024 tournament. Video Assistant Referees (VAR) VAR was introduced to the UEFA Champions League in 2019 following extensive testing and referee training. Since then, its usage has expanded into other competitions, including all men’s senior national team …
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XtraTime caught-up with the AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey to ask him about the status of implementation of VAR in Indian Football and if it could be implemented next season.
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Major League Soccer has announced that Sportec Solutions, will be the league’s new Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology provider from the start of the 2024 season. The new multi-year deal will see Sportec Solutions implement its FIFA-approved VAR technology for 530 MLS matches, 77 Leagues Cup fixtures as well as …
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Plans to introduce Video Assistant Referees (VAR) into Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) competitions have taken a significant step forward this week in Auckland. Under the guidance of Lewis Watterson from Hawk-Eye, five local operators have been getting VAR training at the OFC Home of Football – Te Kahu o Kiwa. …
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The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and LALIGA have agreed to start publishing the images with the audio conversations between the on-field referee and the VAR referee when there is an on-field review of an action, through the official competition operators and at the end of each competition day during …
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XtraTime caught-up with the AIFF president Kalyan Chaubey to ask him about the status of implementation of VAR in Indian Football.
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The All India Football Federation (AIFF) are looking to implement the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology in domestic club football. “There will be a big decision on the introduction of VAR very soon. We are doing a study on that,” AIFF acting secretary general M Satyanarayan told PTI in an …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s continuous efforts to empower its Member Associations (MAs) reached a significant milestone when the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system was introduced to the AFC Champions League 2023/24 Group Stage matches for the first time earlier this week. Implemented from the Knockout Stage since 2020, the …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) conducted the AFC Video Assistant Referees (VAR) Course 2023 in the capital city of Malaysia from August 26 to 30. Yet another indication of the AFC’s resolve towards establishing itself as a model Confederation, as outlined in its Vision and Mission, the highly interactive and …
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