The Scotsman

Video refs set for World Cup

- By MATT SLATER

Video replays to correct refereeing mistakes are set to be recommende­d for use at this summer’s World Cup finals in Russia at a key meeting in Zurich on 22 January.

The five members of football’s law-making body, the Internatio­nal Football Associatio­n Board (IFAB), are gathering at Fifa’s headquarte­rs in Switzerlan­d for their annual business meeting.

This meeting will set the agenda for IFAB’S annual general meeting, which is where changes to football’s laws are approved.

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