The 2026 World Cup will feature a string of new rules for players and teams - including expanded powers for VAR, 10-second substitutions and clamping down on tactical timeouts. The International ...

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has made some big changes to soccer ahead of the World Cup in the United States, Mexico and Canada. But you'll also see them in leagues around the ...

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Everton were trailing 1-0 against Arsenal and could have been awarded a penalty had there been a VAR intervention for an incident during their game Arsenal and Chelsea were the biggest beneficiaries ...

Arsenal and Chelsea were the biggest beneficiaries of video assistant referee and on-field errors this season. Mikel Arteta's Gunners won the Premier League while becoming the first team to go the ...

The video assistant referee (VAR) is one of the most controversial aspects of soccer today. At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, it will again take center stage, providing the final word on many of each ...

May 13 (Reuters) - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola compared the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system to the flip of a coin on Tuesday and said his side must play ‌well enough to avoid any impact ...

“Today, I have realized how difficult and how big a referee’s job is,” Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta acknowledged after watching Chris Kavanagh come to a decision, which afforded his side an almighty ...

LONDON --By god, they've gotten away with one here. If Arsenal do go on to win the league, it will have been in spite of what they did Sunday. Not just the goal they conceded at the death that never ...