I’ve been excited about this Video Assistant Referee (VAR) business from the very beginning. Whether it’s incompetence, the pace of the game, not enough ARs on the field, or something else, the MLS refs are not getting it done. Every week the MLS Disciplinary Committee hands out multiple suspensions/fines/warnings because of calls that were missed on the field.
I’ve been making the case for VAR since last May, and it was just announced that they are ready to implement the system starting on August 5th. So let’s have a little refresher on what it means and what it can actually do.