Spain’s Liga F is set to be the first senior professional league to introduce Football Video Support (FVS), a “cost-effective” alternative to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system.
The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has announced plans to implement FVS — which will allow managers to challenge two on-field decisions per game — into the top flight of Spanish women’s football for the 2025-26 season.
The RFEF says the decision to introduce FVS is the first step towards the full implementation of VAR in Liga F.
The federation will “seek FIFA’s permission and guidance” to bring in the technology with a view to “aligning the top men’s and women’s leagues with an equivalent VAR system in the medium term.”
The decision was taken on Wednesday at a meeting on Spanish refereeing reform in the women’s game, with referee, club and player representatives agreeing to the introduction of FVS.
FVS is billed as a “cost-effective alternative to VAR” and was trialled at the Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup in May and the Women’s Under-20 World Cup in September. The International Football Association Board (IFAB), the body responsible for the game’s laws, announced in December that FVS trials were being extended.
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