Referees will present their explanations of VAR decisions and broadcast them, both in stadiums and live on television, at the Women’s World Cup. to make the process “more transparent”.. This is what Pierluigi Collina, Chairman of the FIFA Referees Committee, said.
This system will be used the first time the colleges in a tournament of the dimensions of a World Cup. The said competition will start this Thursday and will be played in Australia and New Zealand. This approach has already been tested at the Club World Cup in Morocco this year and the U-20 World Cup in Argentina last month.
Pierluigi Collina made sure of that the tests are conclusive and believes that the system will improve the transparency of the arbitral body. “We want arbitration decisions to be more transparent and easy to understand“, explained FIFA’s head of arbitration. This decision comes from a noticeable demand on the part of the fans to know what will happen in the most decisive moments of the matches.
During World Cup matches, referees can consult a screen at the side of the field before explaining their decision. The referees will describe their opinion through a microphone that they will place on the shirt. “The referees present in Sydney have tested the PA system at the training grounds and everything is fine.“, he said, adding that they are “convinced that this new tool will be very positive”
Source: La Verdad
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