4. Procedures
The provision as it is printed, and everything on Ruleside that turns on it.
Original decision
· The referee is the only person who can make the final decision; the VAR has the same status as the other match officials and can only assist the referee
Verdicts that turn on it 1
Walk the tree to any of these and this clause is part of the answer.
Explained in the rules library 1
The plain-language pages that build on this provision.
The Laws of the Game are published by The IFAB and quoted here for the purpose of explaining the decisions on this site. Ruleside is not affiliated with The IFAB or FIFA. Every clause of VAR protocol that Ruleside cites.