Major League Soccer will take a leadership role in video assistance for referees as the league will be among the first professional soccer leagues in the world to participate in The International Football Association Board (IFAB) and FIFA’s Video Assistant Referee project, The IFAB announced today. MLS will work closely with the Professional Referees Organization (PRO) and the United Soccer League (USL) to test video assistance for referees in the United States and Canada.
In addition to MLS, the Hyundai A-League in Australia, Germany’s Bundesliga, Brazil’s Campeonato Brasileiro, the Super Cup Supertaça Cândido Oliveira and the Portuguese Cup Taça de Portugal of the Portuguese Football Federation as well as different competitions under the umbrella of the Dutch football association KNVB are scheduled to participate in the Video Assistant Referee project.