page_title: Video assistant referee
section_title: Competitions using VAR
hierarchical_section_title: Video assistant referee / Competitions using VAR
caption_attribution_description: 17.9.19
context_page_description: The video assistant referee is an assistant referee in association football who reviews decisions made by the head referee with the use of video footage and headset for communication.
  Following extensive trialling in a number of major competitions, VAR was first written into the Laws of the Game by the International Football Association Board in 2018. Operating under the philosophy of "minimal interference, maximum benefit", the VAR system seeks to provide a way for "clear and obvious errors" and "serious missed incidents" to be corrected.
context_section_description: Competitions which include VAR confirmed matches are "live" matches, i.e. where the VARs have contact with the referee on the field of play and therefore may have an impact on the decision making.
  There is also an idea of implementing VAR in futsal matches..
caption: VAR in use in the UEFA Champions League group stage in 2019
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