Will coaches soon be able to use video to challenge an arbitration decision? It is in any case an option seriously considered by Fifa. The institution, based in Zurich, hopes to convince the International Football Association Board (IFAB), the body which determines and develops the rules of the game, to continue experimenting with Football Video Support (FVS). An alternative system to VAR which would allow coaches to challenge a refereeing decision at least twice per match. As is already the case in the NBA.
Approved in March by the Board, this innovation was tested twice during international competitions, during the Under-20 Women’s World Cup, this summer in Colombia, and more recently, in October, on the occasion of the Women’s Under-17 World Cup. “ The experiences during these two competitions will be analyzed carefully but so far we have not noticed anything unexpected.”explained Pierluigi Colina, head of the FIFA referees committee and former international referee.
“FVS is not VAR”
“However, it is essential to understand that FVS is not VARqualified the Italian. Car due to the low number of cameras used, the FVS will not show what the VAR can show. »
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Fifa must now present a report to the Board, which will decide whether the experiment should be continued and extended to other competitions. Several leagues have already expressed interest in trying this system.
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