Video assistance referee (VAR) in football

Video assistance referee (VAR) in football

Contents of the article

1) What is VAR?

2) Why football league use VAR in a game?

3) Where VAR uses?

3) How VAR work?

4) Controversy

1) What is VAR

VAR full form is Video assistance referee, it’s assistance referee system, uses video footage for taking crucial decisions is called video assistance referee.

2) Why football league uses VAR in the game?

Earlier in football, field referee was superior to take on the filed decision and they gave instance decision but that decision had too much error and sometimes it’s changed a match in decisive time and looser team players and management gave angry and bold statement toward the referee. Sometimes football players slip just in minor touch that time referee gave the penalty and it’s very dangerous for opponents teams because in football match 1 goal has too much value and it’s change whole game in fewtimes.

That’s why football federation implement VAR to help on-field referee to take the legit decision.

3) Where VAR uses?

It has some rules to use VAR for better management

1) Goal

2) Penalty

3) Direct Red Card

4) Mistaken Identify

4) How VAR work?

It has few steps to utilize VAR

• Step 1  The referee informs the VAR or the VAR recommends to the referee that the incident should be reviewed.

• Step 2   Reviewed by the VAR

• Step 3   Decision

5) Controversy

In the starting time duration, some legendary footballer opposes to the VAR system because they believe it consumes too much time to take a decision to compare too on-field referee decision and reduce the intensity in vital moments.

VAR create a lot of controversy in top European leagues.

• Barcelona Star and Pop-star Shakira husband, Gerard Pique slammed Spanish supporters to gave unfair and illogical reviewed for VAR.
• Gareth Bale penalty against Levante created controversy because it was soft challenge by Levante player and VAR gave the penalty and at the end real Madrid won 2-1.
• PSG and Ex-Barcelona star Neymar jr wrote a furious tweet and called VAR referees are blind how player put intensely hand in there back side.