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Law 6: The Other Match Officials5. Video match officials·Page 87, 2026/27 edition

5. Video match officials

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An assistant video assistant referee (AVAR) is a match official who helps the VAR primarily by:

· assisting the VAR's communication with the referee, especially communicating with the referee when the VAR is undertaking a ‘check'/ ‘review', e.g. to tell the referee to ‘stop play' or ‘delay the restart' etc.

IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 87 · clause law-6-e0e99fb5

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