Carlos Velasco Carballo, president of the Technical Referees Committee, recently indicated that VAR images will be projected on the lighted boards that surround the playing field and on the video scoreboards, starting with the Spanish Super Cup. "We have had an idea that until now has not been experienced in the world of football, and that is to use the television 'U', which are the lighted boards that are at the grass level, surrounding the field, so that, during the game, when the VAR is checking something and the referee stops the game and puts his finger to his ear, everyone, including the players, can see what the VAR is checking", said Velasco Carballo to Movistar. "The spectators will see it, but also the players, through the video scoreboard."
In addition, a message appears on the television image of what is being checked, such as "an offside before the goal, a possible hand of the attacker before the penalty, etc." Velasco Carballo said that the objective is an "absolute transparency. With this innovation, we are going to make all this information present on the video scoreboard, even when the referee goes to the monitor to see a possible review. The same thing that the referee sees is also seen in the stadium, by the public and, above all, the footballers, who will see the same VAR images".
Source: Sport
