The new football season will introduce major rule changes designed to speed up play, punish time-wasting, and expand the scope of technology.Faster substitutions, restarts, and medical treatmentSubsti ...

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Kenan Yildiz has been back in pre-season training for more than a week, but the match against Chelsea marked his first appearance on the pitch for Juventus during the current preparations.The Turkiye ...

The initiative aims to provide greater consistency and clarity in refereeing decisions through the use of VAR technology.

When you watch the 2026 World Cup this summer, you are going to see something familiar. A big play happens. Everyone stops as the referee walks over to a small screen on the sideline. Everyone watches ...

The video assistant referee has not yet been used in this year’s Carabao Cup, but it will feature in this week’s semi-finals and, for the first time in English football, in-stadium VAR announcements ...

Croatia crashed out of World Cup 2026 in dramatic fashion after their stoppage-time equaliser against Portugal was ruled out following a VAR review. The 2018 finalists took the lead shortly after half ...

Referees will explain VAR decisions to fans in the stands and at home during the Italian Cup semi-finals and final, Serie A announced on Monday.