IFAB steps in to curb video ref decision power
June 2 – Football’s lawmaking body wants to keep the use of video replays to a minimum if they become standard practise for deciding contentious refereeing decisions.
IFAB, often accused of being too conservative, approved live testing of video assistant referees (VARs) in March last year and FIFA president Gianni Infantino has already said that he would like to use them at the 2018 World Cup.
IFAB has made it clear that video replays can only be used for four game-changing criteria –
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