UEFA's chief referees, Roberto Rosetti, has said that some VAR referees' assessments "did not have the right connection to football." Rosetti made the statement after meeting with the leaders of Europe's major leagues.
Rosetti was speaking as he introduced "Clear Line", the first platform for fans which attempts to show when VAR should and should not intervene.
Senior refereeing officials from England, Spain, Germany, France and Italy met with Rosetti and David Ellerayn, the technical director of the IFAB, the body that decides the laws of football, to find a more "uniform" approach to decisions.
"We understand that there is no satisfaction now with the way VAR is affecting football," Rosetti said, according to the BBC.
"That's why we want to avoid microscopic situations. The context is very important. It's football, not 'PlayStation'. We have to be very, very careful. The referee has to direct the game. It's something important for football, for clear situations and clear mistakes."
Rosetti acknowledged that trying to find a consistent approach across all leagues, which tend to have their own interpretations of certain offenses, would be difficult. Handball in particular continues to cause trouble.
In the "Clear Line", UEFA has included many examples of handball situations to explain what is considered an offence.
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"The perception of handball in England is different. Football is not perfect and sometimes we will continue to have situations interpreted differently. But at least let's work together," said former Italian referee Rosetti.
Even with VAR, the Champions League and the Premier League are completely different worlds, the BBC writes. Rosetti said there were too many reviews and that the interference was affecting the behaviour of the players. Rosetti insists that the decisions should be more of the referees on the pitch and less of those in the VAR room.
The time required for a VAR review is a particular concern for UEFA. Longer reviews are less acceptable to fans. Any VAR review lasting more than 90 seconds risks making the decision less credible to fans.
