VAR has become 'too microscopic,' says UEFA refs chief

""About the VAR intervention, I can tell you this: I believe that we forgot the reason why VAR was introduced. We forgot a little bit. Everywhere. You remember, eight years ago, I came to London. We discussed the 'what VAR stands for'. We spoke about clear mistakes," he told the UEFA congress."

""Why we spoke about clear and obvious mistakes. Because technology works so well in factual decisions. In objective decisions, it is fantastic. For interpretations, subjective evaluation is more difficult. That's why we started to speak about clear and obvious mistakes - clear evidence.""

""I believe that we need to, at the end of the season, again in our meetings, to speak about this. We cannot go in this direction of microscopic VAR intervention. We love football like it is.""

The original purpose of VAR was to address clear and obvious mistakes rather than to re-evaluate subjective interpretations. Technology delivers strong performance for factual, objective decisions but struggles with events requiring subjective judgment. The standard of 'clear evidence' should guide VAR interventions to avoid overreach. Current practice shows a drift toward microscopic VAR checks that intrude on the flow of play. End-of-season meetings are proposed to reaffirm VAR principles and restore appropriate limits. Preserving football's character requires applying VAR only where objective, indisputable errors occur.

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