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? VAR is the use of the video assistant referee to review decisions made in a ...

FIFA chiefs have insisted former Newcastle midfielder Miguel Almiron WAS correctly booked after a VAR check – despite it apparently being against new VAR rules. World Cup regulations allow the ...

Haiti were left frustrated after a 1-0 loss to Scotland in their FIFA World Cup 2026 Group C opener in Boston on Sunday. While John McGinn’s first-half goal gave Scotland all three points, the biggest ...

It didn't take long for the first significant VAR review of the 2026 World Cup. And it definitely won't be the last. USMNT defender Tim Ream was given a yellow card early in the second half of the ...

FIFA were forced to release a statement over a VAR fault after a controversial decision at the World Cup. Switzerland faced Qatar in their Group B opener on Saturday ...

The planets Venus and Jupiter will appear extremely close together in Irish skies tonight in an event Astronomy Ireland is calling a "double planet". The phenomenon, known as a planetary conjunction, ...

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 ...

He went even further, criticizing how VAR was applied in this case. “At this point, we barely need referees anymore,” he said, calling the explanation “a stretch of the rulebook.” Iturralde later ...

Analysis: If you analyse the social and technical dynamics of VAR, you can see a number of drawbacks and even a number of positive forces VAR was built with a functional objective to be implemented in ...

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Video assistant referee (VAR) causes controversy every week, whether it be the Premier League, Champions League or FA Cup, but how are decisions made and are they correct? This FIFA World Cup, we take ...

The United States coasted to a 4-1 win over Paraguay in the opening game of Group D at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The first ever example of VAR dealing with a case of ‘mistaken identity’ was seen at a ...