Overview
- Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, in a Kicker interview reported Monday, said video assistants should have the final say on reviews instead of the on-field referee.
- He argued this would speed up calls, cut the on-pitch theatrics around monitor checks, and ease pressure on referees.
- He said the switch cannot happen under current rules and that IFAB must change the statute that gives ultimate authority to the match referee.
- He also called for a simpler handball rule before the World Cup and pointed to confusion in Bayern’s recent Champions League loss to PSG.
- He rejected scrapping VAR and said the technology makes games fairer, noting that decisions would be taken in the centralized video room in Cologne known as the Keller.