Hummels hails use of VAR

A day after Diego Maradona admitted his famous ‘Hand of God’ goal at the 1986 World Cup would have been ruled out had video assistant referees (VAR) been used back then, German defender Mats Hummels has backed the implementation of the system.

Governing body FIFA has tested VAR technology at several tournaments ahead of next year’s World Cup in Russia, including at last month’s Confederations Cup, and its head of refereeing Massimo Busacca said the technology should be refined. —