Bundesliga referees to announce VAR decisions to fans
DW has all you need to know about this development.For the first time in Germany's top-flight, referees are set to broadcast their decisions to the crowds via loudspeakers. The stadiums of the nine clubs that are members of the German Football League Football Commission were selected for the test phase,
In-stadium VAR announcements to be trialled in German Bundesliga
In-stadium video assistant referee (VAR) announcements will be trialled in the top two tiers of German football. The pilot project will take place across nine Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 games from Saturday February 1 onwards.
Officials to trial announcing VAR decisions in Germany
Match officials in German football's two top tiers will announce decisions made by the video assistant referee (VAR) to the crowd as part of a trial to take place this weekend.
Soccer-German league to trial referees announcing VAR decisions to stadium
The German Football League (DFL) is launching a pilot project where referees will explain VAR decisions to the stadium spectators via loudspeakers starting on Saturday, the governing body said in a statement.
Referees in Germany's Bundesliga to start in-stadium announcements for VAR calls
Following on from a trial in the English League Cup earlier this month, five games this week have been selected for the first wave of Germany's program, including Bayern's game against Holstein Kiel on Saturday.
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