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    The video assistant referee (VAR) is a match official in association football who assists the referee by reviewing decisions using video footage and providing...
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    In association football, an assistant referee (also known as a linesman) is an official who assists the referee in administering the Laws of the Game...
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  • 2022 FIFA World Cup officials (category 2022 FIFA World Cup referees)
    The following is a list of match officials (referees, assistant referees, and video assistant referees) who officiated at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar...
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    International Olympic Committee). Referees may be assisted by linesmen, timekeepers, touch judges, or video assistant referees. Originally team captains would...
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    have employed a "Video Assistant Referee" (aka "VAR"). Due to the cost of television cameras and other equipment needed for a video referee to function, most...
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    FA Trophy before retiring as a referee in 2022 and as a video assistant referee (VAR) in 2023. Dean began refereeing in 1985. He progressed to officiate...
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  • 18:00 Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan Attendance: 44,846 Referee: Wilton Sampaio (Brazil) The teams had previously met seven times, with...
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    Danny Makkelie (category Dutch football referees)
    video assistant referee in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup Final, video assistant referee in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final, and video assistant referee in...
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  • Attendance: 61,612 Referee: Michael Oliver (England) 30 June 2024 (2024-06-30) 18:00 Arena AufSchalke, Gelsenkirchen Attendance: 47,244 Referee: Halil Umut Meler...
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  • Knopp, Melanie (9 December 2020). "Video kills the sentiment—Exploring fans' reception of the video assistant referee in the English premier league using...
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  • (Tottenham Hotspur). 21 May 2025 (2025-05-21) 21:00 UTC+2 San Mamés, Bilbao Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) 2025 UEFA Champions League final 2025 UEFA Conference...
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    box, despite Henderson's legs being inside the penalty box; the video assistant referee reviewed the incident and declined to recommend a red card for...
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    were named as the assistant referees. The video assistant referee (VAR) was named as Peter Bankes, with Sian Massey-Ellis as the assistant VAR and Tim Robinson...
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  • Saint-Germain). 31 May 2025 (2025-05-31) 21:00 UTC+2 Allianz Arena, Munich Referee: Istvan Kovacs (Romania) 2025 UEFA Europa League final 2025 UEFA Conference...
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  • an assistant video assistant referee in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final. He was also an additional assistant referee at UEFA Euro 2016 and a video assistant...
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    18 December 2024 (2024-12-18) 20:00 AST Lusail Stadium, Lusail Attendance: 67,249 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela) Pike, Christopher (18 December 2024). "Vinicius...
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    and, at the very highest levels, additional assistant referees and/or video assistant referees. Referees and other game officials are licensed and trained...
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    previously an assistant referee in the Premier League from 2012 to 2016. Brooks began refereeing in 2004, and became a Select Group assistant referee in 2012...
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    was initially disallowed for offside by the assistant referee, and then also by the video assistant referee after making a check, confirming that Jackson...
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  • feature two teams from the same country. For the first time, the video assistant referee (VAR) system was used in the competition. Liverpool won the match...
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  • Attendance: 60,512 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) 19 June 2024 (2024-06-19) 15:00 Volksparkstadion, Hamburg Attendance: 46,784 Referee: François Letexier...
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  • Betis). 28 May 2025 (2025-05-28) 21:00 UTC+2 Wrocław Stadium, Wrocław Referee: Irfan Peljto (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 2025 UEFA Champions League final...
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  • matches in the tournament will utilise the goal-line technology and video assistant referee (VAR) systems. In the Nations League Finals, if the scores are...
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  • Steegstra as assistant referees, Jochem Kamphuis as the video assistant referee and Kevin Blom as one of the assistant VAR officials. The other assistant VAR for...
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  • Tomaž Klančnik and Andraž Kovačič as assistant referees, and Nejc Kajtazović as the video assistant referee. The first three officials had previously officiated...
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  • All matches in the tournament utilised goal-line technology and video assistant referee (VAR) systems. In the Nations League Finals, if the scores were...
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    Newcastle. 16 March 2025 16:30 GMT Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 88,513 Referee: John Brooks The cup final resulted in record viewing figures with over...
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    Dalibor Đurđević (category Serbian football referees)
    Football Association as Assistant Referee and Video assistant referee (VAR). Đurđević was selected as The Best Assistant Referee 5 consecutive seasons by...
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    father is a thief by other kids, that's really tough". The final's video assistant referee Pablo González Fuertes suggested that Spanish match officials may...
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  • 21:00 CEST. It was the first Europa League match ever to use the video assistant referee (VAR) system. This was the first European club competition final...
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