VIDEO REFEREEING SYSTEM
Referee to watch small screen in England match
London — A video referee will be used in England’s friendly against Germany at Wembley on Friday, half a century after one of the most controversial decisions in the history of the game at the 1966 World Cup final. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) approved a two-year trial period of the video refereeing (VAR) system in 2016. It is being used in Italy and Germany this season but Friday’s match will be the first time in an official game in Britain — during a fixture that has been seen its fair share of controversial goalline incidents. The debate over Geoff Hurst’s goal in the 1966 World Cup final crossing the line during England’s 4-2 win at Wembley has never ended, while Frank Lampard’s disallowed strike during England’s 4-1 defeat at the 2010 World Cup in SA was shown to have crossed the line by technology. Video assistant referees, watching the game on TV screens, are available to review four types of situation — goals, penalty decisions, red cards, and cases of...
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