Commentary: VAR was supposed to take the messy human element out of refereeing. How did it go so wrong?

Channel NewsAsia reports on commentary from three academics who argue that VAR—video technology introduced to remove human judgment from soccer refereeing—hasn't solved the problem of disputed calls. The commentary suggests that disputes may be inherent to the game, since soccer has always been more art than science.

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