UEFA opposes VAR’s power extension to corners and second yellow

Its officials Uefa will oppose any initiative to extend its powers VARto include the corner kick and the second yellow cards.

The International Football Council (IFAB)the football administrative body is expected to evaluate the extension of the powers of VAR officials, but the Uefa He believes that the increase in holidays would negate any benefits from further interventions.

OR European football federation It is also strongly opposed to another radical proposal regarding the penaltywhich could be submitted to IFAB.

The idea is to modify the rules so that if the goalkeeper rejects the penaltythe ball is considered “dead” and not being able to score a goal in the recovery.

A UEFA source stated to the Times that the greatest involvement of VAR It would be “difficult tolerated”, while the penalty proposal was said “categorically not”.

The source also said that discussions are needed between top European football officials Ifaband her Fifa before any new proposals are submitted.

Its officials Uefa They were already unhappy with the changes in the regulations approved by IFAB in March without consulting them: one of them stipulates that a goalkeeper is now charging corner – instead of indirect free kick – if he holds the ball for more than eight seconds.

Any change in regulation approved the next March will take effect before the World Cup of 2026which will take place in the United States, Mexico and Canada.

The supporters of the extension of VAR They believe that it should be possible to deal with objective errors, such as overthrowing a corner that was wrongly attributed when the last contact was made by an attacker.

The ability to intervene in VAR to second yellow cards It is much more controversial, as they are usually subjective decisions. Critics warn that the next step could be intervention in any warning.

Its members Ifab It would also be reluctant to accept changes in VAR’s powers that would cause significant delays and would like every decision to be taken in seconds.

The change in penalty rules would mean that the performer The penalty shoot -out or his teammates would not have a second chance if the goalkeeper rejects the shot. If such a proposal arrived at IFAB, members of the Board of Directors would probably request long -term and thorough tests in multiple events before coming to a decision.

The usual procedure for rules change is to be discussed at the annual IFAB meeting November and then voted on the General Assembly in March.

The 2023during the IFAB meeting in London, the expansion of VAR interventions had already been discussed, but no decisions were made. Some in the world of football hoped that the issue had been closed, but others at the top of the system believe that there is still room for avoiding further obvious mistakes.