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IFAB Broadens VAR Power and Imposes Strict Time Limits Ahead of 2026 World Cup

The rules aim to cut timewasting and change how referees and video officials correct key calls at the 48-team tournament.

Referee Left Off Premier League Finale After Wrong Man United Handball Call

Palmeiras Says CBF Admitted Error in VAR Call That Canceled Fuchs’s Stoppage-Time Goal

FA Upholds Dan Ballard Red Card as Sunderland Lose Appeal

FIFA Extends Prestianni’s UEFA Ban Worldwide, Putting World Cup Availability at Risk

VAR Review Sends Off Sunderland’s Dan Ballard for Hair Pull

Wolves Fans Turn on Rob Edwards After 1-1 With 10-Man Sunderland

IFAB Approves Direct Reds for Covered-Mouth Abuse and Protest Walk-Offs at 2026 World Cup

Two Yellows in Seconds Send Blooming Defender Off as Bragantino Rallies to 3-2 Win

Serie A VAR Debate Intensifies After Fabbri–VAR Audio Release

Open VAR Audio Backs Bremer Goal in Juventus–Genoa

Refereeing Expert Backs Diaby Red Card as Al-Ittihad Win 1-0

Chelsea Coach Condemns Missed VAR on Hair-Pull After Arsenal Advances

FIFA Confirms New Time‑Wasting Rules for 2026 World Cup

Serie A VAR Row Deepens Over Milan–Torino Penalty and Fiorentina–Inter Handball

Premier League Panel Confirms Leeds Penalty Error and Wrong Second Yellow for Ramsey, Logs 18 VAR Mistakes

Italian Referees Admit Error on Genoa–Roma Handball as Open Var Backs Non-Penalty in Milan Derby

IFAB Approves Time-Wasting Crackdown and Targeted VAR Expansion for 2026 World Cup

IFAB Approves Mid-2026 Rule Overhaul Expanding VAR and Curbing Time-Wasting

Stuttgart Advance in Europa League as Players Decry VAR’s Millimetre Offsides