Referees in Germany's Bundesliga to start in-stadium announcements for VAR calls
German soccer referees will start making NFL-style announcements to the crowd to explain video review rulings starting this week. Bayern Munich and German champion Bayer Leverkusen are among nine clubs taking part in a trial program at their home games from Saturday onward,
In-stadium VAR announcements to be trialled in German Bundesliga
In-stadium video assistant referee (VAR) announcements will be trialled in the top two tiers of German football. The pilot project will take place across nine Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 games from Saturday February 1 onwards.
Bundesliga to test in-stadium refereeing announcements
The aim of the announcements was to "increase the transparency of referee decisions and ensure greater understanding among the fans", DFL head of match operations Ansgar Schwenken said in a statement.
Bundesliga to trial referees making in-stadium VAR announcements
The Bundesliga is set to become the first European top flight league to trial referees explaining VAR decisions to stadium spectators via loudspeakers.
Officials to trial announcing VAR decisions in Germany
Match officials in German football's two top tiers will announce decisions made by the video assistant referee (VAR) to the crowd as part of a trial to take place this weekend.
Soccer-German league to trial referees announcing VAR decisions to stadium
The German Football League (DFL) is launching a pilot project where referees will explain VAR decisions to the stadium spectators via loudspeakers starting on Saturday, the governing body said in a statement.
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