Now available: Hear audio of Premier League refs on VAR calls

The audio between on-field referees and VAR officials in the Premier League is now available. As the officials deliberate potential penalties and red cards, they discuss the minute details of what may or may not be an infraction. Match Officials Mic'd Up is a Premier League show that goes into these conversations. PGMOL Chief Refereeing […]

MLS has fined New England Revolution head coach Bruce Arena for violating the Major League Soccer public criticism policy. The decision follows New England’s match against the Columbus Crew on April 15. Arena received a yellow card in last weekend’s 1-1 draw against the Crew. The main point of contention was a lengthy VAR delay […]

The future of Mike Dean as a Premier League VAR official is in serious doubt. The former referee retired from his on-pitch duties at the end of the last season and transitioned to working in the review booth. However, the Daily Mail has revealed that Dean has not been appointed as a VAR official in […]

Lee Mason has not been selected as a video assistant referee for this weekend's Premier League fixtures. Mason has been under pressure since he failed to correctly check for offside during Brentford's tying goal against Arsenal on Saturday. Checking potential offside in the buildup for goals is one of the key job attributes of a […]

Referees were all over the headlines in the Premier League this past weekend due to major and costly VAR mistakes. Three major misses had a pivotal say over the final score of games with significant importance. As a result, Premier League referee chief Howard Webb called a meeting for Tuesday. The meeting addresses what happened […]

Uruguay left it late to join the party in Qatar, producing its only noteworthy performance in the final group game. On the back of the miserable loss against Portugal, Diego Alonso ditched his oversized hipster white trainers and three man defense. In its place, he opted for an old fashioned pair of formal brown leather […]

The Scottish Premiership, and select competitions across the SPFL, is bringing in VAR a couple of months ahead of schedule, the league announced on Wednesday. In a vote back in April, 41 out of 42 clubs voted to bring VAR to Scotland. They agreed that the change would come after the upcoming World Cup. However, […]

Reports show Italy's Serie A is ready to introduce semi-automated offside technology to assist VAR. La Gazzetta dello Sport claims that there have been discussions to bring in the technology as early as October. Serie A would be the first domestic league to use the semi-automated offside technology. However, the UEFA Champions League already uses […]

Due to controversial officiating calls in gameweek six, the Premier League has requested that the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) in England reevaluate decisions made during in-game VAR reviews that occurred on Saturday. The two matches in question involve West Ham United, and Newcastle United. The two clubs scored goals that were disallowed after […]

London (AFP) – Scottish Premiership clubs on Tuesday voted to use VAR technology from next season. VAR will be installed at all 12 Premiership stadiums over the coming months and is expected to be available to assist referees by December. The Scottish Professional Football League are also set to use VAR in the Scottish League […]