As 48 nations battle for World Cup glory, another group has endured a similarly grueling path to soccer’s biggest stage: the referees.

As you watch or read about the World Cup, there's a good chance that you'll see someone talking about VAR. But what is it? VAR is the use of the video assistant referee to review decisions made in a ...

The 2026 World Cup will be the third such quadrennial tournament to utilize the video replay review system officially known as Video Assistant Referee, or VAR for short. If you were to take a poll ...

Referee Adham Makhadmeh Sarah Stier - FIFA/FIFA via Getty Images England benefited from a contentious refereeing decision during their goalless group-stage draw with Ghana. When Thomas Tuchel’s side ...

While the best players in the world will determine the outcome of the 2026 FIFA World Cup this summer, the best referees from around the globe are hoping to have their own say on the famous tournament ...

Find out who the 170 officials are for the 2026 World Cup and when will we find out who is refereeing which game?

Darren Cann is the most experienced match official in Premier League history Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images In the days that followed his final Premier League game as an assistant referee in April ...

UK scientists have given English match officials at the World Cup a fitness edge – with weeks of state-of-the-art training to cope with the sweltering US heat and humidity. In total six Premier League ...

With an increase in VAR errors, former Premier League official Graham Scott offers his verdict on contentious calls across ...

Micheal Barwegen is part of an all-Canadian crew at this World Cup, and says the new offside system makes his job easier in some ways ...