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Video assistant referees (VARs)

June 2026

  • A referee raises a red card

    Relentless rise of VAR, new red card offences and more: those new World Cup rules in full

    2026 tournament will be the biggest, longest and most expensive – and the most intricately refereed – ever seen

May 2026

  • Bryan Mbeumo holds up the ball

    Mbeumo handball decision was wrong, Howard Webb tells Nottingham Forest

  • Ewan Murray

    double quotation markCeltic penalty debacle shows why Scottish football must get rid of video assistant referees

    Ewan Murray
  • Jonathan Liew

    double quotation markWhy are we getting more, not less, VAR? Football will not kill its golden goose

    Jonathan Liew
  • Kelechi Iheanacho (centre) is mobbed by fans after scoring Celtic’s added-time winner at Fir Park

    Iheanacho’s late VAR penalty hands Celtic a dramatic comeback victory at Motherwell

  • Guardiola wants City players to raise their game rather than trust ‘flip of a coin’ officials

  • Howard Webb praises VAR process in ruling out West Ham equaliser against Arsenal

  • Premier League set to reject extended powers for VAR next season

  • Football Daily newsletter
    Arsenal emerge after being fed feet-first through the emotional wood-chipper

    Newsletter
  • Football Weekly
    Arsenal edge closer to title and ‘spygate’ overshadows playoffs | Football Weekly video

    Video58:50
  • West Ham to lodge complaint with referee chiefs over disallowed goal against Arsenal

  • VAR offers up Arsenal’s title-deciding moment for digital mess generation

  • Mikel Arteta’s relief as ‘brave’ VAR decision takes Arsenal closer to title

  • Leandro Trossard gives Arsenal dramatic win with West Ham denied by huge VAR call

  • Jule Brand shatters Arsenal with late winner sending OL Lyonnes into WCL final

April 2026

  • Ollie Watkins, Youri Tielemans and Lamare Bogarde of Aston Villa look dejected as they go to applaud fans

    Emery demands ‘an explanation’ from VAR after Anderson tackle goes unpunished

  • Referee Danny Makkelie overturns a penalty decision that he had awarded to Arsenal after a VAR review

    Arteta left ‘incredibly fuming’ after VAR denies Arsenal penalty against Atlético

  • Illustration: Guardian Design/Alamy/Shutterstock

    The Audio Long Read
    From the archive: the impossible job: inside the world of Premier League referees

    Podcast67:34
  • Arsenal players celebrate after the final whistle while Chelsea’s Sam Kerr looks dejected.

    Bompastor again criticises refereeing after seeing red in Chelsea exit to Arsenal

March 2026

  • Referee Paul Tierney studies the pitchside monitor during a match between Aston Villa and West Ham

    New survey finds 91% of fans believe football is better off without VAR

    A poll of 7,000 supporters has shown only 2% thought VAR ‘makes football more enjoyable’ and 81% prefer watching games without the use of the system
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