FOOTBALL is a game of fine margins, high drama and unending debate. For decades, the referee’s whistle was final, a solitary ...

Germany suffered one of their biggest humiliations in FIFA World Cup history after being knocked out of the tournament in the Round of 32 by Paraguay. The South Americans opened the scoring on Monday ...

The 2026 World Cup will continue using a technology-aided review system that aims to eliminate human error in officiating decisions. The system allows officials to ...

VAR is football's replay room, armed with multiple camera angles, slow-motion replays Referee Wilton Sampaio, of Brazil, show the red card to South Africa's Themba Zwane during the World Cup Group A ...

Not for the first time this tournament, Lionel Messi's Argentina benefited from a highly controversial VAR (Video Assistant Referee) decision, after Switzerland's Breel Embolo was sent off in the ...

With the 2026 World Cup now just a week away, excitement is building for the biggest ever edition of the global showpiece. A record 48 teams are converging on the United States, Canada and Mexico this ...