World Cup use of VAR has been an effective, giant leap in right direction

Take a look at how VAR has affected the 2018 FIFA World Cup through the group stage in its debut at the tournament. Head of FIFA Referees Committee Pierluigi Collina insists they have not ruled out allowing TV viewers to listen in on VAR decisions in the future. MOSCOW -- There are philosophical objections. There's a belief among some that technology has no place in sports. That's fine. Others believe that our obsession with getting things right is futile and detrimental to the game because we can never be perfect anyway. That's fine too. There's a school of thought that it's useless because heck, it's only a game, right? And while I personally find that last viewpoint weird and disturbing, I guess I can live with it. If your views on video assistant...

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