VAR is a football association assistant referee that reassess decision made by the the central referee with the use of video replay.
In recent times there has been call for VAR review in football games as a result of decisions that seems to be bias and controversial by the head referee. The three lions of England will never forget in haste the hand of God memories in haste of Diego Maradona hand of God goal at the 1986 World Cup against Argentina. The goal which should not have stood because the use of hand is not allowed in the game of football. Perhaps England might have qualified and go on to win the tournament of there have been video replay to reassess the decision
Recently, at the Turf Moor Stadium the home ground of Burnley FC in the English premier league, the game between Arsenal and Burnley night have ended in a draw if the VAR have been put in place after Arsenal player laurent Kosclieny scored with his hand.
Procedures
There are 4 calls that can be reassessed
- Penalty decisions
2 Goals and whether there was infraction during the build up - Card decisions (Red cards)
- Mistaken identity in awarding cards (yellow and red)
Time intervals of making decisions
It takes, on average, 30-40 seconds to reassess incidents. while the game is stopped. The VAR will look at all aspects leading up to a goal that might have been missed, including offside, any infraction by the attacking team in the build-up and the ball going out of play prior to goal.
The set up
The VAR — the fifth member of the refereeing team who will be in constant communication with the on-field referee(the Central Referee) For games with 12 camera angles, there will also be one replay operator; for more than 12, there will be two replay operators.
The invention of the VAR has been widely hailed as a welcome development buy football stake holders. English football referee's chief Mike Riley belive the VAR will help address and correct errors “It is to address and reduce clear and obvious errors. "We don’t want this to sanitise the game or for it to be stopping every two minutes while everyone stands around and gets frustrated. He stated.
Which games will VAR technology be used for?
The VAR will be used for every games based on its acceptance by the league board and by the International Governing body of Football (FIFA).
However, the first will be Monday’s FA Cup tie between Brighton and Crystal Palace. Then both legs of Chelsea and Arsenal’s EFL Cup semi-final, the first of which is on Wednesday. Also the EFL Cup final on February 25 and selected future FA Cup games.
With the help of VAR refereeing decisions will now be fair and balanced
Great idea.