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the simplest solution would be a clearer protocol for what is being checked and what the verdict is. we dont need new rules, or more people involved.

yep, VAR has been fundementally oversold when many think its some clever technology. we've just seen how fallible it is, just moves poor decisions off field to a chap in front of a monitor. that said, a lot of problems also come from continuous tweeking of handball and offside changes. it's...

watch the video, will seem ok in context (checking the angle to view). the problem with any automation is no fixed points of reference. cricket and tennis you have stumps and lines, you can train the cameras on and make a mm perfect analysis. for offside you have the ball and multiple...

ironic, eh?

oh dear Ward no. the problem is poor review process and inconsistant application of the rules. we dont want to create another half dozen video reviews.

the people running VAR are VAR, Video Assisted Referee. not Video Automated Referee as some seem to expect, no AI system there making better decisions. the core problem is that it's used for margin decisions too much, when it was supposed to be used to catch obvious errors the ref on the pitch...

the onside was not as clear as being made out, incompetance that they managed to fudge up apparently saying the wrong thing. the red card on Bissouma was worse use of technology, not necessarily the outcome but the ref getting shown a still making it look far worse than it was.