Andy Lyden with his patent from 1998 Amelie Claydon/The Athletic At a train station pub six miles north east of Birmingham, England, Andy Lyden looks over a patent application he had almost forgotten ...

Two Greek firefighting helicopters collided in midair on Sunday as they were battling a wind-driven wildfire west of Athens, sending one aircraft crashing to the ground. Two crew members, a Greek and ...

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VAR causes an upset most weeks, but how are those decisions made and are they correct? Our resident ref, Andy Davies, ...

VAR will now have the power to overturn a wrong second yellow card dished out to a player. One of the biggest will see refs called to the monitor if a player has been sent packing for a second ...

The International Football Association Board has clarified that Switzerland striker Breel Embolo should not have been sent off during the 2026 FIFA World Cup quarter-final against Argentina. According ...

If you watched the 2026 FIFA World Cup, you probably saw the now-familiar ritual: a goal, a celebration, then a referee touching an earpiece while fans and players wait for the verdict from the video ...

Officials across Europe have restated the need to use VAR only to change "blatantly incorrect" decisions and address clear missed incidents. UEFA convened referee chiefs from all 55 national ...

VAR was first used at a World Cup in 2018 and introduced in the Premier League for the 2019-20 season Video assistant referees should only be used to change "blatantly incorrect" decisions and clear ...

Video assistant referees should only be used to change "blatantly incorrect" decisions and clear missed incidents, say European refereeing officials. Chief refereeing officers from all 55 European ...