Referees at the Club World Cup will announce reasoning behind VAR decisions in-stadium

Referees for the Club World Cup which begins next week will announce the reasons behind the VAR decisions to fans in stadiums and to television audiences.

The move is part of a test sanctioned by the Board of the International Association of Football and is intended to provide more clarity on the officials’ decisions.

Premier League official Anthony Taylor, who officiated two matches during the World Cup in Qatar, is one of the referees involved in the trial period.

The referees will be microphoned and will announce the reasons for the VAR decisions in the Club World Cup

Officials will have to explain their decision to fans in the stadium and to those watching on television.

The IFAB is also understood to have ruled against a countdown clock test, but new FIFA guidelines will tell competitions to follow the World Cup approach to add on time.

In addition, the Premier League and MLS’s offer to hold a rugby-style trial of temporary concussion substitutes next season was rejected in favor of having permanent concussion substitutes continue.

Permanent concussion substitutions were introduced in February 2021 after consultation with medical experts, in a bid to improve the management of potential neurological head injuries in football matches.

When the rule was introduced, the IFAB stated that a player should be protected from being ‘permanently’ removed from the match.

Temporary concussion substitutes: one of the cornerstones of sports mail campaign for football to address his dementia crisis – have been a topic of debate for many weeks.

The IFAB ruled against the introduction of rugby-style ‘temporary’ concussion substitutes

As it stands, fans are currently not being explained the reasons behind VAR’s decisions.

The concept of a countdown clock in football has been suggested by former FA boss David Dein, who raised concerns about football’s timing system.

Former FA and Arsenal vice president Dein has proposed a countdown clock or the introduction of independent timekeeping in a document called ‘Pure Time’ to FIFA referee chiefs, which has been backed by the likes of Jamie Carragher .

Dein hoped the IFAB would discuss the issue at its scheduled annual meeting, hoping to test it at a tournament.

The time has come for transparency through a countdown clock so the public can see how much time is left. It shouldn’t be a national secret,” Dein told The Times.

I am not saying that the clock should be stopped every time the ball goes out of play, but for those incidents that cause the most delays: goal celebrations, substitutions, penalties, injuries and now VAR control.

Former FA boss David Dein has led proposals for the introduction of a publicly viewed countdown clock.

Fans have been demanding more clarity on the decisions dictated by VAR, given the recent controversy surrounding the technology.

In early January, Wolves were denied a winning goal against Liverpool after VAR ruled they did not have enough evidence to overturn the decision on the pitch.

Last weekend, during the Manchester derby, there was chaos when Bruno Fernandes’ goal was allowed to stand despite Marcus Rashford being caught in an offside position.

Wolves thought they had scored a late winner at Liverpool but VAR disallowed the goal