ESPN.com · Jun 23, 2017
Divers to receive immediate punishment with VAR - Howard Webb
The ESPN FC panel answer your tweets on Dani Alves and Manchester City, the latest VAR decisions and much more.Howard Webb says diving players will run the risk of "immediate punishment'' under the introduction of the Video Assistant Referee system.
VAR is to be introduced in Major League Soccer from Aug. 5, as well as from the third round of the upcoming season's FA Cup, ahead of a potential wider implementation which will be decided upon sometime after the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Retrospective punishment for diving will already be introduced for 2017-18, but the arrival of VAR will provide the greater deterrent of immediate punishment for those involved.