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First published 2020-12

A Step to VAR: The Vision Science of Offside Calls by Video Assistant Referees

George Mather

Perception

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First published 2025-11

‘I feel I must work harder and still be overlooked’ – How the implementation of video assistant referee (VAR) influences gendered recruitment and working conditions in elite football refereeing

Sigbjørn B. Skirbekk

International Review for the Sociology of Sport

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Research article

First published 2022-9

The impact of video assistant referee (VAR) on match performance variables at men’s FIFA World Cup tournaments

Alliance Kubayi, Paul Larkin, Abel Toriola

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology

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Research article

First published 2026

The Interactional Accomplishment of Refereeing Decisions in VAR Protocols

Mehmet Ali Icbay

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

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Review article

First published 2024

The effect of video assistant referee (VAR) on match performance in elite football: A systematic review with meta-analysis

Ming Li, Xing Wang, Shaoliang Zhang

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology

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Research article

First published 2025-10

Effect of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system on match statistics: A nine-year retrospective analysis of the Brazilian national league

Bruno L. S. Bedo, Ronaldo D. Assis, Arthur Alves [...]

International Journal of Sports Science & Coaching

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Review article

First published 2026-3

Meta-analysis of the effects of VAR on goals scored and home advantage in football

Mike Rogerson, Daniel Knight, Reinhold Scherer [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology

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Research article

First published 2024

Once or twice? The effect of different number of video assistant referees intervention

Pei Deng, Rui Zhou, Yingzhe Song [...]

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers,Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology

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Research article

First published 2025-4

“It Comes Down to Strength and Stamina”: Video Assistant Referee and the Reproduction of Masculine Performance in Football Refereeing

Sigbjørn Skirbekk, Hilde Berit Moen, Anne Tjønndal

Journal of Sport and Social Issues

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Research article

First published 2022-9

Video Assistant Referee in a Small-Nation Context: Intensified Mediatization

Kirsten Frandsen, Kirstine Landgrebe

Communication & Sport

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