No Need To Extend Var Powers, Says Fa Chief

Football Association main executive Mark Bullingham says location isn't "any need" to widen nan usage of nan video adjunct referee system, because location are "enough interruptions to nan crippled successful nan existent model".

There has been speculation that nan International FA Board (Ifab) which governs football's laws, could beryllium asked to see widening video adjunct referee (VAR) powers to see area kicks and 2nd yellowish cards.

However, nan FA - which has a spot connected nan assemblage alongside nan 3 different British associations and Fifa - has now made its guidance clear.

"We don't deliberation there's immoderate request to widen nan usage of VAR," Bullingham told BBC Sport.

"There are regular discussions successful Ifab astir what VAR should be, and really it should move forward. I deliberation our position is that we're successful a bully spot now.

"Of people if personification brings an point guardant for Ifab to consider, past arsenic a group we'll see it.

"But arsenic a group we don't needfully deliberation that VAR needs to beryllium extended astatine nan moment."

When asked why he felt that way, Bullingham said: "We deliberation there's capable interruptions to nan crippled successful nan existent model."

Currently, nan exertion tin only beryllium utilized to norm successful selected situations, including goals, punishment decisions, nonstop reddish cards and mistaken identity, but immoderate judge it should beryllium expanded to thief amended nan accuracy of decisions. Calls connected free-kicks and corners are presently made by on-field officials.

In 2023, Fifa's referees main Pierluigi Collina said that widening nan usage of VAR would beryllium considered, but insisted it must not mean much delays.

BBC Sport has been told by respective sources that Ifab has not received immoderate proposals to see widening VAR's scope, and that a number of committee members would reason immoderate specified move if it was submitted astatine its yearly gathering successful November.

Any ballot would return spot astatine nan body's yearly wide gathering successful March, group to beryllium held successful Cardiff. Each of nan British associations has 1 ballot connected motions, while Fifa has four. Passing a norm alteration requires a three-quarters mostly of nan committee to agree.

Ifab and Fifa were approached for comment.

Last season, Leandro Trossard was sent disconnected by referee Michael Oliver successful Arsenal's 2-2 tie astatine Manchester City.

The midfielder was fixed a 2nd yellowish paper successful first-half wounded clip for kicking nan shot distant pursuing a foul connected Bernardo Silva.

Under existing rules, VAR was not capable to intervene.

Following nan match, nan Key Match Incidents (KMI) sheet said Oliver made nan correct decision. But It was not unanimous, arsenic 1 panellist thought nan "split-second quality of nan footwear distant was capable of a mitigating factor".

In nan first half of nan 2024-25 Premier League season, nan KMI sheet judged that 5 2nd yellowish cards were fixed incorrectly:

Meanwhile, 3 2nd yellowish cards were missed:

A Football Supporters' Association study successful 2023 recovered almost two-thirds of fans opposed nan usage of VAR successful English football.

Last twelvemonth a elder Premier League charismatic admitted VAR decisions were taking excessively long and offering a mediocre in-stadium acquisition for fans.

The 2023-24 Premier League play ended pinch Wolves triggering a ballot to scrap VAR, though clubs voted 19-1 successful favour of keeping it.

The Premier League promised to amended VAR and has since worked to trim delays, while introducing steps to make supporters much alert of what decisions are being made and why.