"Increase the transparency of refereeing decisions and include spectators present in the stadium!" These are the objectives of the German Football League (DFL) to equip referees with open microphones from the next matchday of the Bundesliga and 2.Bundesliga so that they can justify their decisions live to spectators. From the 2. Bundesliga match between Fortuna Düsseldorf and SSV Ulm, the referee will speak to explain all the situations for which he used VAR via the stadium loudspeakers. In his communication, the referee will have to specify which action was reviewed, the result of the review and his final decision before resuming play. These public announcements already exist in American sports and were used by British referees during the League Cup semi-finals at the beginning of January. In Germany, 9 volunteer clubs are participating in the test phase, which will last until the end of the season.
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The German referees will have to explain their decisions after consulting VAR via loudspeakers to the spectators in the stands / ©Icon Sport