VAR will again take center stage this summer. Here's what to know about how it works and what's new for the 2026 World Cup.

There will be more referees and other officials at the 2026 World Cup than ever before Stephen Nadler/ISI Photos/Getty Images Officials for the World Cup come from all over the world. For this year’s ...

Must do better? Yes, afraid so. Easy as it is to cast aspersions on former colleagues from the ivory tower of retirement, referees’ accuracy in the Premier League has dipped this season and a strong ...

Premier League referees have lost faith in semi-automated offside technology and are pushing for the clubs to change provider. Referees feel that they – on-field officials and VARs – are getting the ...

Find out who the 170 officials are for the 2026 World Cup and when will we find out who is refereeing which game?

In an analysis of a video-assisted, pitch-side review of soccer (UK football) referee calls in the English Premier League, referees overturned their original call 95% of the time. However, these ...

Design: Kelsea Petersen/The Athletic; Photos: Paul Ellis/Getty Images, Ryan Pierce/Getty Images Graham Scott refereed in the Premier League for a decade before retiring in 2025 to return to his ...

According to reports in Italy, VAR officials were allegedly influenced by external figures, such as referees’ chief Gianluca Rocchi, who used ‘coded messages’ to suggest whether to alert the referee ...