On the internet, they call it “the rule of cool.” The concept is simple. In sports, if a play is cool enough — a poster dunk, a buzzer-beating three-pointer, a one-handed catch straddling the sideline ...

Egypt nearly put Argentina on the ropes in the 58th minute of Tuesday's World Cup round of 16 match, until VAR had stepped in. Midfielder Mostafa Zico's breakaway goal that would've put Egypt up, 2-0, ...

VAR is killing the joy of this World Cup, or at least it's trying to. For the most part this World Cup has been awesome. From Messi scoring goals to the U.S. looking competent to the legions of fans ...

It certainly looked like Croatia had equalized against Portugal in the 2026 World Cup round of 32 match on Thursday. Joško Gvardiol appeared to make it 2-2 in stoppage time, scoring in the 102nd ...

When does FIFA get issued a yellow — or even a red — card for its poor performance employing a referee who’s in over his head in the World Cup, the largest global sporting event on the planet? And VAR ...

The U.S. Men's National Team is officially advancing to the Round of 16, but their historic 2-0 knockout stage victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Wednesday night was somewhat overshadowed by a ...

Video review doesn’t always improve sports. Former US Men’s National Team forward Herculez Gomez — and many others — called out the “inconsistent” Video Assistant Referee (VAR) that resulted in a ...

FOXBOROUGH, MA – Jonathan Tah was on the verge of being a hero in Germany. Instead, Paraguay breathed the deepest sigh of relief – and then some. A VAR review of Tah’s go-ahead goal in the 101st ...

After the first two knockout matches avoided extra time on late winners, we finally had a match go into penalties. And, of course, a controversial call will be at the center of that. Germany lost in ...

As you watch or read about the World Cup, there's a good chance that you'll see someone talking about VAR. But what is it? VAR is the use of the video assistant referee to review decisions made in a ...

When you watch the 2026 World Cup this summer, you are going to see something familiar. A big play happens. Everyone stops as the referee walks over to a small screen on the sideline. Everyone watches ...