The International FA Board, who control the Laws of the Game in football worldwide, recently started an experiment using video technology to assist the referee in major game-changing decisions. Several countries throughout the world have trialled the system and last September, England became an official participant in The IFAB VAR experiment. The FA and the EFL have agreed to trial the system in selected matches in the FA Cup and EFL Cup this season, including our game against Newport County this evening.
The aim of the experiment is to use video replays to avoid clear and obvious errors in four match-changing situations:
• Goals
• Penalty/no penalty decisions
• Direct red cards shown or not shown (second yellow cards are not able to be reviewed)
• Mistaken identity
The emphasis of the experiment is to focus on clear and obvious errors.