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WATCH: Virtual Refs in action
- Updated: September 22, 2016
The Major League Soccer (MLS) recently created history after joining forces with the United Soccer League (USL) to introduce virtual assistant officiating. We take a behind-the-scenes look at the new innovation.
For the very first time in the game, a number of professional matches took place with the use of the Virtual Assistant Referee (VAR) program.
The VAR, which is by all intents and purposes a video replay system, had been tried out before in leagues such as the NFL and MLB.
However, after the green light from the International Football Association Board, the USL introduced six video referee trials, including in a contest between New York Red Bulls …
