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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Controversy over the World Cup’s high-tech refereeing system shows sport is still more an art than a science.
A proposed change to football’s offside rule will be tested in Canada from 2026, as FIFA looks for ways to reduce controversy in the VAR (video assistant referee) era.
The depth of talent, record viewership and fair refereeing made it a tournament that proves African football is starting to thrive.
There was a significant shift towards African football as a business rather than football as development.
What happened when we recreated football scenarios in a laboratory.
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.
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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