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Post by rugbytoffee on Dec 19, 2017 17:44:53 GMT
 Italy will open the world’s first Video Assistant Referee (VAR) training centre, including a simulator, from January 2018. The replay technology was introduced in Serie A and the German Bundesliga this season, while La Liga in Spain and France’s Ligue 1 will follow suit next term. The Coverciano training ground near Florence, which is already used to assign coaching badges and hosts the Italy squad, will become the first permanent centre for the formation and training of VAR. This will include a simulator allowing officials from Italy and all around the world to hone their skills using the new technology. It will be run by Roberto Rosetti, the former referee who has been developing the technology since its inception and was chosen as VAR Project Leader by FIFA for international tournaments. FootballItalia |
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Post by rugbytoffee on Feb 26, 2018 16:53:09 GMT
UEFA will not introduce Video Assistant Referees (VAR) for next season's Champions League because of ongoing "confusion" surrounding its use, Aleksander Ceferin, the president of European football's governing body, said on Monday.
"Nobody knows exactly how it works yet. There is still a lot of confusion," Ceferin said at UEFA's Congress in the Slovakian capital Bratislava as he confirmed it would not be introduced for next season's Champions League.
VAR has been used this season in various club competitions, including in the German Bundesliga and Italy's Serie A.
It looks set to be used at the World Cup in Russia in June and July, with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) set to confirm that decision on March 3.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino recently said he was "confident and positive" about VAR being introduced.
"I am not at all against it, but it needs to be better explained when it is being used. We will see at the World Cup," added Ceferin.
"It could be a good project, useful for football, but we must not rush to take such decisions."
VAR can only be used for four game-changing situations: after a goal, penalty decisions, after a straight red card or in cases of mistaken identity.
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