Roberto Tobar started as the new president of the Chilean Referees Committee with big decisions: he fired 14 referees and announced a new appointment system for matches.
Tobar announced greater transparency in the use of VAR and in conversations between the referees on the field and in the VOR. "Everything will be open, all the records that we have will be presented to journalists, to the teams, to the players and managers; we want to be a very transparent committee", indicated Tobar. "There is an established protocol for both the referees and the VARs, they are not an island or a separate entity, but all have the same guidelines and the same understanding of the game, which is the most important thing for the benefit of our football," he said. On the other hand, Tobar did not talk about the referees who will be dismissed: "I can't tell you the 14 referees specifically, but it is a matter of fact that they have already completed a stage in their career, many have already turned 45, and we will hire 25 new referees hired. We are working with all these referees this month, with new values, a lot of desire and potential, and you will soon see them on the field of play". Meanwhile, the former referee announced that the way of assigning matches will be changed. There will be no more lottery, but they will be appointed by the Referees Committee made up of Roberto Tobar, Carlos Ulloa, Julio Bascunan, Christian Schiemann, Claudio Rios, Barbra Bastias, and Julio Diaz.
Source: Doble Amarilla
