The new football season will introduce major rule changes designed to speed up play, punish time-wasting, and expand the scope of technology.Faster substitutions, restarts, and medical treatmentSubsti ...

Let’s talk about offside. It’s a rule present in dozens of sports, all of which have basically similar concepts — but it’s really easy to lose track of what offside actually is, especially when it ...

When you watch the 2026 World Cup this summer, you are going to see something familiar. A big play happens. Everyone stops as the referee walks over to a small screen on the sideline. Everyone watches ...

LaLiga is introducing sensor-equipped Puma balls this season, bringing a new layer of technology to games, broadcasts and VAR decisions.

The video assistant referee has not yet been used in this year’s Carabao Cup, but it will feature in this week’s semi-finals and, for the first time in English football, in-stadium VAR announcements ...

The initiative aims to provide greater consistency and clarity in refereeing decisions through the use of VAR technology.

Bayern fan scene and others launch motion to abolish VAR from German football Various fan groups in Germany, including those of Bayern Munich, are calling for VAR to be abolished in the Bundesliga and ...

Dec 30 (Reuters) - Referees will explain VAR decisions to the crowd in a trial measure to be implemented in the League Cup semi-final matches next week, the English Football League (EFL) said on ...

Croatia crashed out of World Cup 2026 in dramatic fashion after their stoppage-time equaliser against Portugal was ruled out following a VAR review. The 2018 finalists took the lead shortly after half ...

Referees will explain VAR decisions to fans in the stands and at home during the Italian Cup semi-finals and final, Serie A announced on Monday.