The Premier League announced several rule changes for the 2025-26 season, including updated regulations for VAR.

The scope of the video assistant referee in the Premier League might be expanded to include decisions on yellow cards and ...

Premier League referees' chief Howard Webb has suggested the video assistant referee system could be expanded to include ...

On Sunday, Crystal Palace and Liverpool met in the Community Shield at Wembley, and once again VAR was up for discussion.

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.

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.

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 ...

VAR cannot review a yellow card, but it can lead to one. For instance, if a player has deceived the referee to win a penalty the referee may book him for diving after the penalty review.

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 ...

VAR, which stands for Video Assistant Referee, is a fifth referee positioned off the field, who can watch any play on multiple screens from multiple angles, including in slow-motion.