VAR may be going too far, admits UEFA's director of refereeing

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2026-02-13

Brussels (PA Media/dpa) - VAR is at risk of becoming too "microscopic" in over-analysing subjective decisions, UEFA's referees' chief has said. Technology was introduced to football to erase clear and obvious errors but supporters have become frustrated that it is causing matches to be re-refereed. UEFA director of refereeing Roberto Rosetti refrained from criticising any competitions in particular, but shares the general concern that VAR was at......

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