FIFA eyes referee body cams and faster offside calls for 2026 World Cup

FIFA is weighing up the introduction of new refereeing technologies and stricter timekeeping rules at the 2026 World Cup as it looks to build on trials conducted at this year's Club World Cup in the ...
CNN

Spoiler alert: VAR is proving to be box office entertainment in the Premier League – but at what cost to the action?

When the Premier League first implemented the video assistant referee (VAR) at the start of the 2019-20 season, the technology’s current prominence in the discourse around match action and its impact ...
The New York Times

Supporter takes over when official injured in League Two match

A supporter was asked to officiate during a League Two match on Saturday after an assistant referee picked up an injury. There was a 17-minute delay in the first half of Shrewsbury Town’s fixture ...

Countdown to Stuttgart: referee, tickets, broadcast

Referee: Benjamin Brand to officiateThe 36-year-old business administrator from Gerolzhofen will referee the match. Thomas Stein and Marco Achmüller will be the assistant referees. Patrick Ittrich ...
The New York Times

Explained: How in-stadium VAR announcements will work in Carabao Cup semi-finals

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 ...