VAR has been a controversial addition to football over the past decade, with fans divided over how it has improved or detracted from the beautiful game.
In recent years, FIFA and its affiliated confederations have attempted to improve the use of replay by adding cutting-edge technology to a referee’s arsenal in hopes that a better toolbox will increase an official’s ability to secure the proper decision in a given moment.
Fans of Euro 2024 were shocked to see a soundwave bar on their television screens during a critical late-game VAR decision in Belgium’s shock defeat to Slovakia in early group-stage play.
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