Football’s lawmakers are poised to approve video assistant referees at the World Cup this summer in spite of controversies during various international trials but the Premier League is unlikely to follow their lead immediately.
The International Football Association Board, consisting of British and Fifa representatives, met in the Dolder Grand hotel on the outskirts of Zurich on Friday night, just hours before it will vote on what could be the biggest change in world football in recent years.
Snow meant the hotel was accessible only on foot or by four-wheel drive vehicle but the meeting will still go ahead. Representatives of the Scottish FA are taking part via video link after their travel plans were scuppered by the weather with the FA Chairman, Greg Clarke, also unable to attend because his flight to Switzerland was cancelled.
A 6-2 majority is required and England – the only home nation to qualify for Russia 2018 – Scotland and Northern Ireland are expected to side with Fifa, who also have four votes. It is understood Wales are the only voting faction to oppose the introduction of VAR, because of reservations they have about how it affects the flow of the game and concerns about its implementation in such a high profile environment as a World Cup.
Source :- theguaraian
The International Football Association Board, consisting of British and Fifa representatives, met in the Dolder Grand hotel on the outskirts of Zurich on Friday night, just hours before it will vote on what could be the biggest change in world football in recent years.
Snow meant the hotel was accessible only on foot or by four-wheel drive vehicle but the meeting will still go ahead. Representatives of the Scottish FA are taking part via video link after their travel plans were scuppered by the weather with the FA Chairman, Greg Clarke, also unable to attend because his flight to Switzerland was cancelled.
A 6-2 majority is required and England – the only home nation to qualify for Russia 2018 – Scotland and Northern Ireland are expected to side with Fifa, who also have four votes. It is understood Wales are the only voting faction to oppose the introduction of VAR, because of reservations they have about how it affects the flow of the game and concerns about its implementation in such a high profile environment as a World Cup.
Source :- theguaraian
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