The Official Video Assistant Referee Thread

[nasir6371]

Apparently the Referee Committee has decided to approve the use of VAR in La Liga for next season [COPE].

Spoiler:

May still need Perez for final approval

[breva]

So Serie A and La Liga will have VAR next year. That should bring the other leagues around to it.

[halamadrid2]

Knowing LFP they'll find a way to even screw THAT up

[Myesyats]

About damn time. Definitely a change for the better however there should be a limited amount of replays for each side.

[RealGunner]

No PK decision: 54:04
Opposition goal "scored": 54:24
PK decision awarded: 56:30

There's utility in VAR.pic.twitter.com/wVMcpCUCuM

— Dave Phillips (@lovefutebol) August 5, 2017

[Nishankly]

They need a separate team of referees that makes simultaneous calls, The referee cannot be expected to walk off the field to look at the screen.

Im going to make a horrible suggestion now, Football should try something like the Third umpire in that satanic sport Cricket. There I said it, Yuck gotta take a bath now.

[Robespierre]

Applied already for this 1st matchday.
It gave the penalty to Cagliari against Juve ( not given from ref ) , confirmed some decisions on Inter and Milan matches for what I remember...
It has been interesting when the ref of Inter-Fiorentina hadn't given the penalty to Fiorentina. But then he has stopped to game , asking the  VAR confirmation   .. The games has been stopped for almost 2-3 minutes I think (but it looked liked an eternity for me , felt as got to oblivion because I didn't know if I had the penalty against me or not ) but then after the VAR consultation he decided to confirm what he had chosen , no penalty for Fiorentina.

So 3 minutes for nothing basically, because confirmed no penalty kick.

Anyway I am in favour of VAR, my first impression is that it's good addition

[Doc]

It was really needed for Athletic v Getafe. A legit goal was not allowed for Getafe as the ball did cross the line but the linesman nor the ref was in a place to see it. Mind you, everyone else did.

[rincon]

You don't even need VAR for that, La Liga doesn't have goal line tech?

[Robespierre]

Yes , they haven't it . Unreal.

[Freeza]

You don't even need VAR for that, La Liga doesn't have goal line tech?

Nope. We have nothing.

[El Gunner]

Could have done with VAR against Stoke the other night.

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