As you watch or read about the World Cup, there's a good chance that you'll see someone talking about VAR. But what is it? VAR is the use of the video assistant referee to review decisions made in a ...

VAR has changed how soccer is officiated and it has new powers at the 2026 World Cup. Here is how the video review system works.

As 48 nations battle for World Cup glory, another group has endured a similarly grueling path to soccer’s biggest stage: the ...

If VAR catches a player offside by their toe, this is a correct decision. Whether this is what we want as fans is a ...

FIFA has introduced several changes to the laws of soccer for the World Cup. These include efforts to eliminate time-wasting ...

Working in his second consecutive FIFA World Cup, Mark Geiger’s first assignment in Russia was as the Video Assistant Referee for the Argentina-Iceland 1-1 draw in Group D from Moscow on Saturday. VAR ...

Australian World Cup referee Shaun Evans has been cleared by FIFA's disciplinary committee after being accused of making a hand gesture that has been linked with racism.

The World Cup referees are hand-selected by FIFA and must pass a series of physical tests and skills courses, while also ...