Two overturned World Cup goals, in Argentina-Egypt and Norway-England, show that replay can reveal a foul, but only a referee can decide how far back the review should go.
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If VAR catches a player offside by their toe, this is a correct decision. Whether this is what we want as fans is a philosophical debate.
Controversy over the World Cup’s high-tech refereeing system shows sport is still more an art than a science.
Organisers have replaced all 300 line judges with electronic line-calling.
Semi-automated offside technology tracks players at very high speeds and levels of detail.
No amount of technology will ever remove the role of human judgement in refereeing the messy, complex world of football.
The Premier League could learn a thing or two from Euro 2020’s referees.
Technology in sport is a constant source of controversy as players and officials struggle to keep up.
Many fans think the VAR is ruining the Women’s World Cup.
Although Senegal’s overall World Cup result was disappointing, the team showed that they have a great deal to build on for future campaigns.
Video assistant referees have led to some controversial decisions at the World Cup. Rather than improving the quality of decision making by on-field refs, VAR could undermine it instead.
VAR is part of a wider trend of digitalisation that threatens to make football less natural and spontaneous.
Video Assistant Referees at the World Cup finals in Russia might help African teams to do better than they have done so far.
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