The infamous Video Assistant Referee system (also known as VAR) is continuing to be applied throughout the world of football as news spread that officials plan to use the tech during 2019’s Champions league.
Specifically, the 2019/2020 season will see VAR implemented in every match as well as games within the 2019 Super Cup, Euro 2020, the Europa League in 2020 and the 2021 finals of the Nations League.
Aleksander Čeferin, the President of UEFA stated that they are “confident that introducing Video Assistant Referees in August 2019 will give us enough time to put in place a robust system and to train match officials to ensure an efficient and successful implementation of VAR in the UEFA Champions League.”
