Football's lawmakers have insisted VAR is here to stay and that there would be 'uproar' if the controversial technology was scrapped despite dividing opinion.
The introduction of referees checking their pitchside monitors has failed to assuage frustration from supporters, players and coaches alike over how VAR is used and the interpretation of a series of questionable rules.
David Elleray, the technical director of IFAB, and Lukas Brud, the secretary at the same organisation, spoke to The Times about the future of VAR and defended its much-maligned track record.
The spate in bizarre handball calls and incidents across the pitch that VAR has pounced on has resulted in an unsightly clamour to axe the system again this season, just two years after its introduction.