Welcome, VAR, to the World Cup. Take a seat. We’ve been expecting you. On matchday three of Russia 2018, Fifa’s early-stage experiment with video technology stood briefly centre stage. This, finally, was the new world.
Although, in the event, the debate around two marginal penalty decisions for France and Argentina will be jarringly familiar to anyone with any experience of the previous 140 years or so of football refereeing. Plus ça change, plus c’est the same old story all over again: with the same argument, the same subjective calls, the same claims of injustice.
Written by Barney Ronay at Spartak Stadium
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jun/16/welcome-var-brave-new-world-with-echoes-of-footballs-past under the title “VAR: the brave new world bringing distinct echoes of football’s past | Barney Ronay”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
