FIFA to take over from IFAB in running of VAR Implementation

FIFA has taken over from IFAB in leading the implementation of the Video Assistant Refereeing project, effective as of 1st July 2020. 

UEFA VAR Training Course

Law 5 Blog can report that selected referees from nations not using VAR in their domestic competitions will be able to handle UEFA games with the technology in place from 2020-21 season.

Official: UEFA has confirmed that Video Assistant Refereeing (VAR) will be used in this edition of Champions League starting from Round of 16

The final announcement has been made by UEFA. VAR will be used starting from CL  round of 16 on KO stage.

Third UEFA Course for Video Assistant Referees Second Group (Istanbul, Turkey, 20 - 23 November 2018)

The process of introducing VAR in UEFA competitions has been accelerated in order to try to ensure the use of technology starting from KO stage of 2018-19 UEFA Champions League edition. Several seminars are taking place in these weeks. Thank to Turkish federation, we have some info about a course. 

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A lesson we learned from CL MD4: VAR is now necessary

Matchday 4 of 2018-19 UEFA Champions League has shown again that nowadays in top football VAR is more than necessary. Two paramount examples of what could have been avoided with the use of technology. 

Antonio Mateu Lahoz (ESP) checking an incident with VAR. 

In Netherlands the first steps for VAR to be used in Champions League (8 - 11 October 2018)

Thank to Dutch and Turkish federations, we can gather info about the first VAR seminar for UEFA referees who are about to test the system and apply it for the first time ever in UEFA competitions, starting from next season's CL edition.  

Collina: FIFA is happy to help growth of VAR

At the end of the first-ever VAR Instructor course put on by FIFA in Madrid this past week, legendary referee and current Chairman of FIFA’s Refereeing Committee Pierluigi Collina spoke with FIFA.com about the importance of the event, the state of VAR and where the technology might go in the future.

OFFICIAL: IFAB has approved Video Assistant Referee to be used on a permanent basis.

HISTORIC DECISION: The IFAB`s General Assembly has just approved Video Assistant Referees to be used on a permanent basis. The VAR system has been trialled over the past two years in almost 1,000 football matches.