FVS as an alternative to VAR: two reviews can be requested per match
According to 'Mundo Deportivo', FIFA are studying the incorporation of an alternative system to VAR. This is the Football Video Support System (FVS), whose main feature includes the option for managers to request up to two reviews of doubtful plays per match.
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The VAR is now firmly established in football and is seen as something completely ordinary. But despite its use and advantages in resolving somewhat doubtful scenarios, controversy has not disappeared and continues to loom in the sport. Situations such as Lewandowski's disallowed goal, where the VAR was heavily brought into question, as well as the semi-automatic offside, have raised concerns amongst fans and the teams themselves.
That is why, as reported by 'Mundo Deportivo', FIFA are now studying the possibility of introducing an alternative system. The so-called FSV (Football Video Support) is said to be a much less complex, more economical and technically simpler tool, as it only needs 4 or 5 cameras, instead of the video referee.
Its main feature is the possibility for the two teams' coaches to request two reviews per match. If a manager is wrong in his claim, only one review request will be left for him in the game. Moreover, the referee is obliged to review these images and instead of going to the monitor only when he thinks it is best, as has been the case up until now.
The system resembles the one used in futsal, with the well-known VIR (Video Instant Replay), and it has also begun to be implemented in minor football competitions, such as the FIFA Youth Cup or the Under-17s and Under-20s Women's World Cups. FIFA are currently waiting to be given the green light from the IFAB to use it in higher-level competitions from next year onwards.
That is why, as reported by 'Mundo Deportivo', FIFA are now studying the possibility of introducing an alternative system. The so-called FSV (Football Video Support) is said to be a much less complex, more economical and technically simpler tool, as it only needs 4 or 5 cameras, instead of the video referee.
Its main feature is the possibility for the two teams' coaches to request two reviews per match. If a manager is wrong in his claim, only one review request will be left for him in the game. Moreover, the referee is obliged to review these images and instead of going to the monitor only when he thinks it is best, as has been the case up until now.
The system resembles the one used in futsal, with the well-known VIR (Video Instant Replay), and it has also begun to be implemented in minor football competitions, such as the FIFA Youth Cup or the Under-17s and Under-20s Women's World Cups. FIFA are currently waiting to be given the green light from the IFAB to use it in higher-level competitions from next year onwards.
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