VAR protocol4. Procedures·Page 157, 2026/27 edition

4. Procedures

The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.

· The VAR can ‘check' the footage in normal speed and/or in slow motion but, in general, slow-motion replays should only be used for facts, e.g. position of offence/player, point of contact for physical offences and handball, ball out of play (including goal/no goal); normal speed should be used for the ‘intensity' of an offence or to decide if it was a handball offence
IFAB Laws of the Game 2026/27, page 157 · clause law-x-56c4bdfb

Explained in the rules library 1

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Simulation (Diving)

Questions that ask it 1

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Was it a judgement call, such as the intensity of a challenge or a handball consideration?var-protocol

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