VAR was supposed to take the messy human element out of refereeing. How did it go so wrong?

Many of world football’s brightest names took the field over the weekend, as the quarter finals of the FIFA men’s World Cup ...

Norway vs. England VAR Controversy: Bellingham Goal Stands, Berg's Called Back

VAR was heavily involved in Norway vs. England on Saturday on either side of halftime.

How VAR, a system designed to correct errors, became this World Cup's biggest villain

VAR, a video replay system implemented to correct blatant errors in soccer, has come under fire for harming the spirit of the ...
The Guardian

If VAR is supposed to help, why do so many football fans hate it? – video

The video assistant referees, or VAR, are highly trained match officials who are supposed to assist the on-field refereeing team with decisions by watching the game from a box full of monitors ...

Breel Embolo's Red Card Explained: VAR's Role in Argentina vs. Switzerland Controversy

Why was Breel Embolo sent off against Argentina? Here's why referee João Pinheiro showed the Swiss striker a red card after a ...
ESPN

World Cup VAR review: England deserved penalty for foul on Kane

The video assistant referee causes controversy every week, whether it be the Premier League, Champions League or FA Cup, but now we have a 104-game FIFA men's World Cup to cover, so how are the ...
ESPN

FIFA clarifies VAR call disallowing Germany's goal vs. Paraguay

ATLANTA -- FIFA explained Tuesday the tighter regulations that resulted in Germany having a potentially game-winning goal disallowed in their shock elimination from the World Cup. Defender Jonathan ...
The Hindu

Passport is not a citizenship document: senior MEA official

The Indian passport is a “travel document” and not a “citizenship document”, a senior official of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Wednesday (June 24, 2026). The purpose of the Indian ...
The Sun

VAR made ‘clear error’ not awarding penalty after Harry Kane incident vs DR Congo, blasts ex-Premier League ref

MARK HALSEY has claimed VAR made a “clear error” in not awarding England a penalty against DR Congo. Harry Kane was convinced he was fouled by goalkeeper Lionel Mpasi during the clash at the Atlanta ...
Indiatimes

FIFA breaks silence on VAR decision drama in Croatia vs Portugal, explains why late equaliser was ruled out

Croatia's heartbreaking exit from the FIFA World Cup 2026 against Portugal came down to one of the tournament's most dramatic VAR decisions, with FIFA later explaining that advanced ball technology ...
Los Angeles Times

Justice for U.S. star Folarin Balogun, red card for VAR

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — What do you mean U.S. forward Folarin Balogun got red-carded? For that? As a nation, we’re pretty new to all this. And this VAR abomination we’ve all now been introduced to?
Free Malaysia Today

German coach decries VAR call but says round of 32 exit ‘not enough’

Germany’s coach Julian Nagelsmann also defended his players who missed penalties, saying the important thing was that they had the courage to step up and take them. (Getty Images via AFP) Germany ...