Tebas Suggests New ‘Challenge’ System for VAR in La Liga

The video assistant referee system is currently being debated in the football community. It has already been used in Serie C and the third tier of Spanish football. There are now ideas to introduce this system in the top leagues as well.

Details: Following the controversial sending off of Dean Huijsen in the Real Sociedad vs Real Madrid match, La Liga president Javier Tebas mentioned that the video assistance system, which allows coaches two ‘challenges’ per match, should also be implemented at the highest level of Spanish football.

Quote: “I won’t comment on Huijsen’s red card; that’s for the Technical Committee of Referees to address. But I want to highlight the video assistance system (VAR): we need to follow the path being used in Spain’s third division—coaches should have two options to request a VAR review without waiting for the Video Operations Room (VOR).

This will help reduce the number of controversial incidents. Spain’s third division is a global FIFA testbed, and I really like this approach. Perhaps this is the optimal model for video assistance to referees,” Tebas said, as quoted by Diario Sport.