Overview
- The Football Video Support (FVS) was used on the opening day of Ligue 3 and lets each coach request up to two on-field 'challenges' via a signal to the fourth official.
- The system was activated successfully in Thionville’s match when coach Julien François won a challenge that led officials to uphold a direct red card against an Aubagne player.
- Broadcasters and officials also applied the FVS in Caen–Valenciennes and Bastia–Puy‑en‑Velay for offside and second-yellow situations, showing the tool was used across the multiplex.
- Reporters and coaches criticized the rollout for relying on single-camera setups and lower-resolution images, which lengthened stoppages and reduced the clarity of some reviews.
- The FVS is a scaled-down VAR limited to clear errors on goals, penalties, red cards and mistaken identity, and the pilot will likely drive near-term decisions on camera upgrades, production investment and rule tweaks.