CONCACAF has come out with an official statement on its Position on VAR and disciplinary matters in the LAFC vs Club America 2020 Scotiabank CONCACAF Champions League semifinal. CONCACAF position on VAR CONCACAF made a decision in 2019 to roll out VAR into its competitions from 2021 onwards. Since 2019 …
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The FIFA Working Group for Innovation Excellence met on October 27 to coordinate the next steps in the development of VAR technology. Meeting for the fourth time, 13 competition organisers, who are experienced with the use of VAR technology, used a videoconference to discuss the latest developments. One key topic …
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Referees Committee praised the progress of Asian refereeing and reinforced its commitment to ensure the continued development of AFC match officials at its second meeting today, November 5. In a virtual meeting, chaired by Du Zhaocai, the AFC Referees Committee hailed the successful implementation of …
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The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) commitment to ensure Asian refereeing continues to set new benchmarks was further underlined after it confirmed the implementation of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system from the Quarterfinal stage of the 2020 AFC Champions League – the first time that VAR will be introduced in …
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At the Premier League’s Annual General Meeting today, August 6, Shareholders agreed to rules relating to Video Assistant Referees (VAR) and substitute players for the 2020/21 season. Shareholders unanimously approved the implementation of VAR, in line with the full FIFA VAR protocol. Clubs also agreed to revert back to using …
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The KNVB campus played host to a two-day VAR technology test event under the umbrella of FIFA and its new working group for innovation excellence. In line with recent vision of FIFA President Gianni Infantino topics including more affordable VAR systems were presented and discussed as part of the roadmap to 2022. …
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The video assistant referee (VAR) system will be used in the forthcoming UEFA Europa League knockout phase. Video assistant referees (VAR) will be deployed in the UEFA Europa League knockout phase, which kicks off on February 20. The decision was taken by the UEFA Executive Committee last September, following the …
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Asian football will reach another historic milestone with the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system making its full tournament debut at the upcoming 2020 AFC U23 Championship – Thailand, which is scheduled to take place across three cities – Bangkok, Buriram and Songkhla – between January 8 to 26, 2020. Having …
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The Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) commitment to embrace the AFC Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system was demonstrated when the Continent’s top 40 match officials completed the second edition of the VAR course on Monday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Led by International Football Association Board (IFAB) Technical Director, David Elleray, and …
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A conference in Nyon has offered UEFA, its member associations and various key stakeholders the opportunity to discuss the video assistant referee (VAR) system, reinforce networking regarding VAR implementation in Europe, and discuss best practice developments. UEFA and its 55 member associations have been reinforcing dialogue in the refereeing sector …
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