Vasaras on bwinSPORT FM: “VAR is a… parachute-My father’s goal was to overcome him”

In his air News Bulletin 247 was hosted by Kyros Vasaraswho spoke to Christos Sotirakopoulos for his biography, “My Way”in the games of his career that stands out, but also in VAR.

He initially stated that he made the decision to publish his biography after the urging of many people.

About his book and about the game that stands out from those he has refereed, he said on the show “Diamonds are forever”: “I mean it has a lot of human moments. As for the games, I have made a description of each one, but my best game was Manchester-Milan for the semi-finals of the Champions League. I have whistled Porto-Lazio, with Mourinho’s first dismissal. One of the points I worked on a lot was communication with the players. A big moment was Serbia-Bosnia after the end of the civil war, with around 100,000 people hanging like grapes at the Maracana».

On Manchester United’s match against La Coruña, with the harsh marking on Beckham: “I had not slept that night. It is a moment that no one saw. Tristan had marked Beckham before he took the cross and I thought he might miss the World Cup».

At the same time, the former referee said: “My father’s goal was, “you’re going to have to beat me,” and that’s the goal I set when he stopped refereeing. I chronicle exactly how he narrowly missed out on going to the World Cup and I cover how I got to the World Cup and all the steps a referee took to get to where I am».

When asked for his opinion on VAR he said: “I think VAR helps. Many important mistakes that decided matches, events, qualifications to the next phase, are not made. Like for example Maradona and many others. The final decision, however, rests with the on-field referee. In Greece, however, the VAR makes the final decision. This thing can’t be done. VAR will solve 90% of problems. There is the plain and obvious, that’s what we want to check. The coach, the player has a decision, so does the referee. VAR is a parachute that falls at the right time and gives us this lifeline, so that we do not fall to the ground so that a game is not lost».