Champions League to fasttrack VAR

Uefa

will consider fasttracking the implementation of video assistant referees (VAR) for the Champions League knockout stages this season, according to the European governing body’s president Aleksander Ceferin.

The organisation opted against using VAR this season, despite it being used by leagues in Spain, Italy and Germany, and the World Cup in Russia earlier this year. Speaking in Brussels, Ceferin said a referee report next week could allow Uefa’s Executive Committee to revise their stand at a December 2-3 meeting in Dublin. (Reuters)