The mission of the video assistant referee (VAR) and his three assistants at the FIFA World Cup in Russia is to identify and eradicate human error.
In theory, the VAR room interventions mean that there will be no more ghost goals, hands of God and erroneous penalty decisions.
As a consequence, the days of diving prima donnas seeking to dupe the match officials would seem to be numbered. Desperate pleas of innocence by offenders will count for nothing as material evidence of their guilt is exposed via video replays. Continue reading
