page_title: Video assistant referee
section_title: Assistant video assistant referee
hierarchical_section_title: Video assistant referee / Procedure / Assistant video assistant referee
caption_attribution_description: English: SAUDI PRO LEAGUE Thursday 29 August 2019 Al-Faiha'a Al-Majma'ah - Al-Hazm Ar-Rass Referee: Damir Skomina (SVN) Assistant Referee 1: Jure Praprotnik (SVN) Assistant Referee 2: Robert Vukan (SVN) Fourth Official: Rade Obrenovič (SVN) Video Assistant Referee: Viktor Kassai (HUN) Assistant Video Assistant Referee: Dalibor Đurđević (SRB)
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: The assistant video assistant referee (AVAR) is a current or former referee appointed to assist the VAR in the video operation room. The responsibilities of the AVAR include watching the live action on the field while the VAR is undertaking a "check" or a "review", to keep a record of reviewable incidents, and to communicate the outcome of a review to broadcasters.
caption: Assistant video assistant referees in action during a Saudi Professional League match
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