NEW YORK – Major League Soccer and the Professional Referee Organization (PRO) today announced that live, in-game testing of video assistance for referees is being conducted during select MLS preseason matches. In compliance with the International Football Association Board (IFAB), the universal decision-making body for the Laws of the Game, Video Assistant Referee (VAR) testing will use video technology to help referees reduce clear errors in four game-changing situations -- goals, penalty decisions, direct red card incidents, and cases of mistaken identity. As was announced by MLS Commissioner Don Garber during his 2016 State of the League press conference, MLS will look to implement video review testing into select regular-season matches during the second half of the season, following the 2017 MLS All-Star Game, presented by Target.
MLS to continue video assistant referee testing in select preseason matches
