Fifa referees' chief Pierluigi Collina says there will be further trials of a challenge system as part of a two-year review of the video assistant referee (VAR). The International Football Association Board (Ifab) announced the review at its annual general meeting on Saturday - the 10th anniversary of its initial approval of VAR trials. Collina, who chairs the referees' committee of world football's governing body, said it was likely those trials would be replicated elsewhere. The very existence of VAR has been questioned at times this season in particular, with many claiming the game would be better without it. "So it might be possible that people fall in love with the VAR, and then after some years...

Source: BBC February 28, 2026 18:35 UTC