Pierluigi Collina admits the process has to speed up, but insists VAR “increases the level of excitement” in football rather dampen celebrations.
The former referee is now chief refereeing commissioner for FIFA and spoke at the Festival dello Sport event in Trento.
“Even if it feels like VAR has been around forever, it was only thought up five years ago. In principle, it was meant to be a simple visual aid for the referee.
“One of the biggest problems was in reliability, but the reaction time of the technology has advanced light years. What takes one minute today took five minutes in 2014 during our first tests.
“We are working constantly and the technology we’ll have in five years could be totally different to the one we see now.”
Among the main complaints about VAR is the time it takes to check relatively simple issues, such as offside.
“Of course, nobody likes to wait, but a big step forward would be if we create a programme using artificial intelligence to immediately select at most 20 different camera angles.
“I don’t think VAR kills the excitement of a goal celebration, if anything it increases the level of excitement. You get to celebrate twice, when scoring and when it’s confirmed.”
Rav_Brar
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It is real simple, VAR is definitely needed for the good of the game and to prevent injustice!
Lancempru
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Let's try having a drone with camera following the ball...🤣🤣🤣
for Man U so that they can score at least 😂😂😂😂
Kkrexuke
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Let's try having a drone with camera following the ball...🤣🤣🤣
Cuyablp
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var dictate which team they want to favour! so so bad
Cuyablp
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var are tricky, look at Ramos goal against F.c Bruges. it's a eye opener off side but var count it goal. if you doubt check your self.
nkamaclovis
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people who wanna win by tricks will always complain!!!
Tidabcdeny
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Man.. The only referee to appeared in football games cover👏
Zieop
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it is bad in the premier league
Boom1212
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This man looks so alien 👽😂
Maxpower
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Kind of true but it also raises the disappointments, when your team scores a goal only for it to take 5+ minutes for it to be said that it's not a goal due to bad use of VAR when these decisions should take SECONDS
Aura999
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I dont like var (just my opinion)
XEXE73
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I miss Collina. what a referee. No wonder he's at the top of the referee ladder.
Bacon-man
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The goat of all referees
AN-WAR
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💯 VAR is decided in the clearness of Goal. No changes to Misunderstanding
CollinsNWE
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kind of true