FiftyFive.One
• Voices From Soccer's North •
Tag: VAR
-
VAR Needs to Go Back to the Drawing Board
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: VAR Needs to Go Back to the Drawing BoardThe argument for adding Video Assistant Referees to soccer was not a bad one. There was a lot of money getting sprayed around at the game’s highest levels, and if referee mistakes were affecting how that money got distributed, it warranted consideration on how to fix that problem After about 10 months of VAR, however,…
-
News in Brief: NASL Schedule, USSF Presidential Candidates, and More
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: News in Brief: NASL Schedule, USSF Presidential Candidates, and MoreNASL adopts winter schedule With litigation between USSF and NASL in a holding pattern and no clear endpoint, the San Diego Union Tribune announced that 1904 FC (San Diego’s new team) would begin play in early 2019. The far larger announcement, however, was that the NASL would not begin play this spring, instead adopting the…
-
Minnesota United FC Unable to Beat Visiting Philadelphia, Settle on a VAR-Assisted 1-1 Draw
Categories: NewsContinue Reading: Minnesota United FC Unable to Beat Visiting Philadelphia, Settle on a VAR-Assisted 1-1 DrawIn a game where the biggest talking point will be a card that does not appear on the official boxscore, Minnesota United FC drew with visiting Philadelphia 1-1. After a goal apiece by the Union’s C.J. Sapong and Minnesota’s Ethan Finlay, Minnesota thought it had a penalty in the second half with an Oguchi Onyewu…
-
VAR (Again) and a Wild Saturday for MLS Referees
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: VAR (Again) and a Wild Saturday for MLS RefereesSaturday happened to turn into a very interesting night for referees in Major League Soccer… it was probably a good thing the Loons had the night off thanks to Atlanta’s new stadium not being ready. One can only wonder how Adrian Heath would have dealt with the madness. (Let me start by saying this is…
-
A Unique Argument About VAR
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: A Unique Argument About VARFor all of the pro/con arguments about Video Assistant Referees (VAR) that have taken place this summer, Saturday’s Minnesota United vs. Seattle Sounders game provided an instance where VAR proved a far more complicating component to the match than likely anybody ever anticipated. To say that video review is going to change the way the…
-
VAR Is a Solution in Search of a Problem
Categories: The AngleContinue Reading: VAR Is a Solution in Search of a ProblemAs FIFA has rolled out Video Assistant Referee (VAR) during the Confederations Cup this month, the debate has often centered around the larger role of technology at the center of the matches. The problem with VAR is not a problem of technology, but rather that it is a solution in search of a problem. Skynet…