The first Video Assistant Referee in pro soccer history is going to become the first referee to have experienced both being a VAR and being VARred in live, competitive games.
Stick around after the New York Red Bulls play New England Revolution at Red Bull Arena on August 28 and you will witness a little pro soccer history. Allen Chapman - the first Video Assistant Referee in the history of professional soccer - is expected to be the center ref for NYRB II's game against FC Cincinnati. Chapman wasn't just the first VAR in pro soccer history, to date he is the only VAR pro soccer has ever known: he also manned the monitors for the second-ever VAR-assisted competitive match.