Football and rugby union are among the sports that use video technology to help determine contentious key decisions in matches. Football uses a video assistant referee (VAR) while rugby union's ...

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 explain ...

Exclusive: Premier League officials push for change after semi-automated offside system contributes to five-minute delay Sam Wallace has been chief football writer since 2015, and covers all aspects ...

Lazio fans made their feelings about VAR clear during matches in January "I believe we forgot the reason why VAR was introduced," Uefa referees' chief Roberto Rosetti said last week. His choice of ...

"I believe we forgot the reason why VAR was introduced," Uefa referees' chief Roberto Rosetti said last week. His choice of words was important. This was not a criticism of the Premier League. It was ...

The Spanish Refereeing Committee (CTA) will punish the VAR referees from Monday’s Girona 2-1 Barcelona match and Saturday’s Real Madrid 4-1 Real Sociedad game, both from matchday 24. The refereeing ...

The officiating in Newcastle's FA Cup fourth-round win at Aston Villa should have been the perfect argument for VAR, yet the technology, not in use until the next ...

Eddie Howe has said referees are too reliant on VAR after three major errors during the FA Cup win against Aston Villa; Tammy Abraham's opener stood despite being offside, Lucas Digne avoided a red ...

Sandro Tonali of Newcastle complains to referee Chris Kavanagh during Saturday's FA Cup game against Aston Villa Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images Isn’t it nice to have a weekend without ...