Referees will announce the results of VAR reviews via in-stadium microphones for the first time in English football over the next week. Carabao Cup Semi-final first legs
The trial is limited to when the referee visits the pitch-side monitor for subjective reversals and factual interventions for the goal scorer’s offside and accidental handball.
There will be no explanation for the checks during the game and as a result the referee will not be sent to watch the incident. For example, a red card or penalty assessment will not be explained by the referee if the VAR sticks to the on-field decision.
Fans will not hear the discussion between the VAR and the referee on screen, only the final result of the referee’s review.
“The new pilot is part of PGMOL. [Professional Game Match Officials Limited] A wider commitment to transparency and embracing technological advances for the benefit of match officials and fans,” the English Football League (EFL) said in a statement. statement On Monday
The IFAB first started the trial in FIFA competitions in December 2022, making it available to all competitions a year later. She has participated in the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup in Morocco, the 2023 Under-20 World Cup and the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
I expected to be introduced. Premier League At the start of this season, but has been contested in Europe’s major leagues.
However, referees in England are preparing for the possible implementation of VAR announcements in stadiums through a series of match-related exercises at training camps and at professional clubs’ stadiums.
Other leagues have adopted it and this has been one. Australian A-League feature Since the play-offs at the end of last season, and was introduced for the full 2024-25 campaign.
Fans in the A-League can see what VAR is seeing on monitors on the stadium’s big screens, but it will not be adopted in the Carabao Cup. As in the Premier League, a replay of the incident may be shown after the review but the action will not be broadcast live in the stadium.
weapon The host Newcastle Before Tuesday, January 7 Liverpool Go to Tottenham 24 hours later, with the second leg taking place in early February.