Italian refereeing chief Gianluca Rocchi confirmed that Serie A will now explain VAR decisions in the stadium in real time, ...

From this season, Serie A referees will be able to explain their decisions to the stadium following VAR On-Field Reviews, ...

Gianluca Rocchi, Serie A’s head of referees, announced upcoming VAR changes heading into the 2025/26 season.Speaking to TMW, ...

Serie A referees will begin announcing VAR decisions live in stadiums and on television starting next season, referee ...

As Christian Pulisic gears up for his third season with Milan, both he and his Rossoneri teammates are set to face a game-changing new development in Italian soccer. The 2025-26 Serie A campaign will ...

Video Assistant Referee always causes controversy, and that was no different at Euro 2025. So how were the decisions made?

VAR continues to be a hot topic in the Premier League, leading to the PGMOL implementing changes for the 2024/25 season after coming under increasing pressure for their handling of the technology ...

FOOTBALL looks set to introduce a cricket and tennis-style challenge system that will completely transform VAR. This new ...

The VAR then reports to the referee on the ground, who may overturn a decision, hold firm, or look at the footage themself on a pitchside display. Credit: Niko4it, CC BY-SA 4.0 ...

On the first weekend of VAR being introduced, the Premier League said around 70 incidents were VAR checked. Manchester City ’s 5-0 win at West Ham saw seven checks and two decisions overturned.

The VAR would have stepped in to tell the referee to cancel the penalty, and Pires may also have been booked for simulation. Stefanovic says that Pires even said sorry later on.

Sure, with VAR, you have to wait an onerous two minutes for lines to be drawn. Or, sometimes, an on-field decision isn’t overturned because it’s 50/50, and yes, that’s how it works.