Chairman of the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL), Gbenga Elegbeleye, has revealed that the league body is in search of sponsors for the procurement of Video Assistant Referee machines for the Nigerian topflight. Elegbeleye made this known while addressing the media during an end-of-season parley in Abuja. The introduction of VAR has usually come to the fore in the NPFL, …

The English Premier League (EPL) is actively addressing the challenges posed by Video Assistant Referee (VAR) errors, having recorded 13 mistakes in the first 23 match rounds of the current season — a notable decrease from 20 errors at the same point last term. These errors comprise four incorrect VAR interventions and nine missed interventions, as identified by the Key …

Arsenal missed the opportunity to narrow the gap to Premier League leaders Liverpool, as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Fulham on Sunday. Bukayo Saka’s late winner was disallowed following a VAR review for offside, ending the Gunners’ four-match winning streak in west London. Raul Jimenez gave Fulham an early lead with a stunning strike before William Saliba …

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has concluded arrangements to install Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in regional stadiums in the country as plans are underway to train and retrain referees to achieve the purpose. NFF President, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau stated this on Saturday in Ilorin at the National Elective Delegates Conference of the Nigeria Referees Association (NRA). Gusau, represented by an …