Overview
- DAZN confirmed Kircher will join the studio coverage for the pre-show, the Saturday conference, and the post-match highlights to assess contentious incidents.
- The move follows the disputed penalty and a more than three‑minute VAR check in Mainz vs. Augsburg, which reignited criticism of the review process.
- Kircher has publicly called the length of some checks unacceptable, pressed for faster reviews, and advocated a higher VAR intervention threshold limited to clear cases.
- As part of referee management steps, he assigned Felix Zwayer to Augsburg vs. Heidenheim, kept Patrick Ittrich on recent duties, and left VAR Johann Pfeifer out of current Bundesliga appointments.
- Kircher argues most matches proceed without VAR controversy and says greater transparency will help contextualize errors and reduce frustration.