As you watch or read about the World Cup, there's a good chance that you'll see someone talking about VAR. But what is it?

Texas has quietly become a pipeline for some of the world’s top soccer referees, a connection that will come into sharper ...

Italian assistant referee Domenico Rocca wonders why penalties are given after VAR intervention, but not when Inter Milan played Roma. Rocca penned a letter that has been published on Arbitri.com. He ...

Darren Cann is the most experienced match official in Premier League history Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images In the days that followed his final Premier League game as an assistant referee in April ...

The Premier League has acknowledged that the VAR process drifted last season and is putting an emphasis on the on-field referee’s decision ahead of the 2024-25 campaign. Top-flight officials and video ...

NEW YORK (Friday, October 24, 2025) – Major League Soccer and the Professional Referee Organization today announced Drew Fischer as the MLS Referee of the Year and Cory Richardson as MLS Assistant ...

Brazil's CBF Sends Referees To Arab Matches.)São Paulo – The final of the UAE President's Cup, held on May 22 in capital Abu Dhabi, featured Brazilians on the field. Not only players representing the ...

Olathe native Kyle Atkins named among eight U.S. referees for 2026 World Cup. Atkins joins 52 referees, 88 assistant refs and 30 video officials selected. Atkins has MLS, Olympic and 2022 World Cup ...

NEW YORK (Monday, October 28, 2024) – Major League Soccer and the Professional Referee Organization today announced Drew Fischer as MLS Referee of the Year and Kyle Atkins as MLS Assistant Referee of ...