The next stage of VAR will see maxi-screen replays for the fans and 3D graphics to represent offside calls, said Project Leader Roberto Rosetti.

The former referee is working as the Refereeing Project Leader in both Serie A and with FIFA for the 2018 World Cup.

After its first season in Italy, the Video Assistant Referee technology vastly cut the number of errors, yellow and red cards as well as reducing simulation by 35 per cent.

The next stage of VAR will see maxi-screen replays for the fans and 3D graphics to represent offside calls, said Project Leader Roberto Rosetti.

The former referee is working as the Refereeing Project Leader in both Serie A and with FIFA for the 2018 World Cup.

After its first season in Italy, the Video Assistant Referee technology vastly cut the number of errors, yellow and red cards as well as reducing simulation by 35 per cent.

“My verdict can only be positive and the statistics prove that,” Rosetti told La Stampa newspaper.

“We can improve and are working to achieve that for next season. I like to underline that the players have made a huge leap forward in terms of attitude, as simulation has drastically diminished, just like red cards for dissent.

“I am glad to say that you hardly ever see those horrible crowds of players around a referee nowadays.”

At the World Cup, there will be replays of VAR incidents on the big screens to let fans see what I being decided upon.

“We’ll use 3D technology to trace the lines for offside positions. It’s a system we’ll see in Serie A too. The VAR at the World Cup is largely the same we see in Serie A and will allow us to be even more precise.

“What VAR does need is more uniformity in ruling. The idea would be to use the maxi screens to explain live what is happening at that moment.”

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