VAR Review: Man United's two handball penalties at Wolves

Manchester United should have had two penalties for handball via VAR against Wolves, but they only got one. Why?
The New York Times

The VAR incidents that upset Premier League clubs and the big calls it got right

Premier League clubs are set to hold a vote at their general meeting next month on whether to get rid of the video assistant referee (VAR) system, as revealed by The Athletic. VAR has been used in ...
ESPN

VAR Review: Why was Konate's Liverpool goal ruled out?

The 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 ...

VAR is coming to corners at the FIFA World Cup 2026 thanks to AI, and fans hate the idea

The thing is, football fans have lost trust in VAR, so the idea of adding more of the technology is widely seen as a net ...
The New York Times

Premier League clubs to vote on scrapping VAR from next season

Premier League clubs are set to hold a vote at their annual general meeting next month on a proposal to abolish the video assistant referee (VAR) system from the start of next season. VAR has been ...
Risk

VAR versus expected shortfall

Value-at-risk is defined as the loss level that will not be exceeded with a certain confidence level during a certain period of time. For example, if a bank’s 10-day 99% VAR is \$3 million, there is ...
World Soccer Talk

Is VAR creating more controversy than it was designed to avoid?

Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology has brought increased scrutiny, debate and controversy around officiating decisions. Currently, the league is commonplace across Europe, with many leagues ...
Hackaday

VAR Is Ruining Football, And Tech Is Ruining Sport

The symbol of all that is wrong with football. Another week in football, another VAR controversy to fill the column inches and rile up the fans. If you missed it, Coventry scored a last-minute winner ...

Major VAR Changes Set to Arrive for 2026 World Cup—Report

Since there are still seven months until the 2026 World Cup kicks off in the United States, Canada and Mexico, FIFA is using the Arab Cup to trial yet another potential change coming to VAR: cracking ...
CNN

VAR: The good, the bad and the ugly

The curtain came down on the Confederations Cup Sunday, amid controversy and confusion. Not of fans or players suffering racist abuse — a fear that had dominated the run-up to the tournament in Russia ...
The Independent

What is VAR, how does it work and what are the biggest problems?

The increase in the use of technology in football over the past few years has seemingly created a lot of heated debates and questioning with none more so than the Video Assistant Referee, more ...