The International Football Association Board (IFAB) on Monday approved expanded trials of Football Video Support (FVS), an alternative VAR system which gives coaches the chance to challenge decisions.
FVS, which was used at the U20 and U17 FIFA Women’s World Cups this year, was initially given the green light for testing by the IFAB in March as a cost-effective alternative to VAR.
Pierluigi Collina, the chairman of FIFA’s referees’ committee, told ESPN last month that he would be making an application at the IFAB’s Annual Business Meeting in London to have trials in more competitions.
Rather than reviews being overseen and controlled only by an official acting as a video assistant referee, FVS gives coaches the chance to make up to two challenges per match if they feel an error has been made.
At present, the challenge system is only intended for use in leagues with fewer resources, ideally with no more than four cameras, rather than top divisions like the Premier League. It could be used in a competition like the Women’s Super League, which has problems using VAR due to the wide-ranging size and type of stadiums used.
“We are at the beginning of the trial and the experiences at both the U20 and U17 FIFA Women’s World Cup will be carefully analysed but so…
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