New laws to help speed up soccer will be in effect at the World Cup

An adjusted version of an off-field treatment rule that Lionel Messi complained about in 2024 has been adopted in time for the World Cup by the International Football Association Boardy.
Sky Sports

VAR absence in FA Cup intensifies debate around technology: Should we keep, reform or remove it?

The officiating in Newcastle's FA Cup fourth-round win at Aston Villa should have been the perfect argument for VAR, yet the technology, not in use until the next ...
ESPN

Is soccer better without VAR? FA Cup shows nobody really knows

Cast your mind back to last month's FA Cup third round. Remember how "refreshing" it was to watch elite football without VAR? That's what so many players, coaches, fans and pundits agreed. You could ...
The Independent

Uefa refereeing chief issues VAR warning as he admits use of technology may have gone too far

UEFA’s referees’ chief has issued a stark warning that the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system risks becoming overly "microscopic" in its analysis of subjective decisions, straying from its original ...
ESPN

VAR review: Did Arsenal deserve penalty for Forest handball?

Video assistant referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made and are they correct? This season, we take a look at the major incidents to examine and explain ...
Sports Illustrated

2025–26 Premier League VAR Justice Table: Man Utd, Chelsea at Opposite Ends

The Premier League is in its sixth season of using video assistant referee technology and yet weekly discussions over high-profile errors persist. Controversies and conspiracy theories remain as ...
The Football Association

Details on VAR, Semi-Automated Offside and Goal-line technology in the 2025-26 FA Cup

Video Assistant Referees (VAR) and Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT) will not be utilised in the third and fourth rounds of the 2025-26 Emirates FA Cup. VAR and SAOT were not in operation until ...
The Mirror

Is VAR being used in any FA Cup third round matches?

Here, Mirror Sport takes a look at whether or not VAR will be in use during the third round of the FA Cup and the reasons behind the decision ...
The Guardian

World Cup players to have lifelike ‘AI avatars’ for use in VAR offside decisions

Every player at the World Cup this summer will have his own physically accurate “AI avatar” that will be used in taking video assistant referee (VAR) decisions. The innovation, which will involve ...
The Mirror

Liverpool handed instant VAR verdict as 'scandalous' penalty earns crucial Inter win

Liverpool scraped past Inter Milan 1-0 thanks to Dominik Szoboszlai's late penalty on Tuesday night and the crucial late VAR call has drawn massive criticism. The decision to award the Reds a ...
Sports Illustrated

Arsenal Rage Against VAR But Newcastle Deemed Victims of Real Injustice

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and vice-captain Bukayo Saka both bemoaned the decisions made by VAR in Sunday’s 2–1 win over Newcastle United, yet expert analysis of all the incidents suggest that it ...