VAR Archives - SportsDay Newspaper https://sportsdayonline.com/tag/var/ Africa's Elite Sports Daily Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:03:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://i0.wp.com/sportsdayonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/cropped-SportsDay-icon.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 VAR Archives - SportsDay Newspaper https://sportsdayonline.com/tag/var/ 32 32 86240109 How VAR Has Changed Football https://sportsdayonline.com/how-var-has-changed-football/ Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:01:10 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=147512 When the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system was introduced, it promised to bring greater fairness and accuracy to football’s biggest decisions. Years later, VAR has undeniably transformed the sport, but not without controversy. From correcting clear errors to creating new debates about technology’s role in the game, VAR has become one of the most influential […]

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]]> 147512 EPL: Referees to explain VAR decisions to fans from next season https://sportsdayonline.com/epl-referees-to-explain-var-decisions-to-fans-from-next-season/ https://sportsdayonline.com/epl-referees-to-explain-var-decisions-to-fans-from-next-season/#respond Tue, 30 Jan 2024 18:29:23 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=112702 From next season, referees in the Premier League will explain Video Assistant Referee, VAR, decisions to fans inside the stadium. This follows a green light from football lawmakers, the International Football Association Board, IFAB. According to Mail Sport, IFAB has approved match officials to offer explanations in league fixtures following successful trials in Mexico and […]

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]]> https://sportsdayonline.com/epl-referees-to-explain-var-decisions-to-fans-from-next-season/feed/ 0 112702 NPFL To Introduce VAR – NRA President https://sportsdayonline.com/npfl-to-introduce-var-nra-president/ https://sportsdayonline.com/npfl-to-introduce-var-nra-president/#respond Tue, 05 Sep 2023 21:03:55 +0000 https://sportsdayonline.com/?p=108406 President of the Nigeria Referees Association Sanni Zubair has hinted that plans are ongoing to deploy video assistant referees in the Nigeria Professional Football League from the incoming 2023/24 season. The new season kicks off on Saturday with the opening fixture between 3SC and Plateau United in Ibadan. Zubair noted that the introduction of VAR […]

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