Officials feel this method is the best way to make VAR decisions clearer to fansCommunication between referees and VAR is still outlawed by lawmakers IFABTop flight referees have been practising improved communication for 12 monthsReferees will announce VAR decisions to stadium crowds for the first time this week in a move that officials hope is the first step to broadcasting their decision-making process. Football’s lawmakers begin the 12-month trial at the Club World Cup where mic’d-up referees, including the Premier League’s Anthony Taylor, will inform spectators of VAR decisions – similar to officials in American Football. Officials plan to announce VAR decisions to fans in stadiums at the Club World Cup this weekThe desire is for a more open process similar to cricket where the third umpire’s decision is broadcast to the crowd and on television. Officials feel this is the best way to make VAR decisions clearer to supporters and to avoid adding to the growing list of controversies. If all goes well with the trial, the same VAR announcements could be used at the FIFA Men’s under-20 World Cup in May and the Women’s World Cup later in the year.

Source: Express January 30, 2023 00:14 UTC