FIFA has ordered that the Video Assistant Referee (VAR)
reviews be applied uniformly across all competitions, as they take over direct
responsibility for the system.
IFAB, the game’s law-making body, had previously handled
issues pertaining to VAR during the two-year experimental phase.
During that time, there have been controversies mostly in
the English Premier League, over how the centre referee should consult VAR to
ratify decisions.
Other major leagues in Europe like Spain’s LaLiga, the
German Bundesliga and the Italian Serie A, have seemed to operate differently
to the top flight in England.
Chairman of FIFA’s Referees’ Committee, Pierluigi Collina,
confirmed to Reuters that the decision to take over the control of VAR from
IFAB was a “natural transition”.
“IFAB as an organisation has the duty to govern the laws of
football, including VAR and the protocol and regulations. Once the laws of the
game are set, IFAB’s job is over,” Collina said.
“It is then FIFA that deals with referees’ education around
the world supporting all the member associations.”
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