As you watch or read about the World Cup, there's a good chance that you'll see someone talking about VAR. But what is it? VAR is the use of the video assistant referee to review decisions made in a ...

FIFA’s discrimination monitor at the World Cup has called for a VAR official to be removed for appearing to make a hand gesture resembling a white supremacist sign. When the official broadcast of ...

Video assistant referee (VAR) causes controversy every week, whether it be the Premier League, Champions League or FA Cup, but how are decisions made and are they correct? This FIFA World Cup, we take ...

This summer’s World Cup will have a very different feel. Not just because it has expanded to 48 teams, but also because there are a number of rule changes coming into force at the tournament. Those ...

When you watch the 2026 World Cup this summer, you are going to see something familiar. A big play happens. Everyone stops as the referee walks over to a small screen on the sideline. Everyone watches ...

2026 tournament will be the biggest, longest and most expensive – and the most intricately refereed – ever seen The 2026 World Cup will be the biggest, longest and most expensive. It will also feature ...

The FIFA World Cup 2026 met its first big controversy on Saturday in the Group B match between Switzerland and Qatar. The match ended 1-1, thanks to goals from Breel Embolo and Miro Muheim; however, ...

Was Switzerland's Remo Freuler offside before he was brought down by Qatar goalkeeper Mahmoud Abunada? It is the question that, for many, remains unanswered despite Fifa finally releasing images four ...

FIFA have blamed a "technical outage" for the controversy that resulted from the award of a penalty to Switzerland during the 1-1 draw against Qatar on Saturday. The award of a penalty -- which was ...

FRANCE were astonishingly denied a penalty as Kylian Mbappe was clattered by Sadio Mane in the box. Referee Alireza Faghani somehow opted not to point to the spot after the clear foul. Please provide ...

Was there an offside in build-up to Switzerland's penalty? Was Switzerland's Remo Freuler offside before he was brought down by Qatar goalkeeper Mahmoud Abunada? It is the question that, for many, ...

He went even further, criticizing how VAR was applied in this case. “At this point, we barely need referees anymore,” he said, calling the explanation “a stretch of the rulebook.” Iturralde later ...