Innovation and technology in Football

The use of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) is not the first time that technology has been used in football. In the past decades, innovating footballs, boots or goalkeeping gloves have been brought to the game. But, the choice to introduce video technology in the past years was by far the most controversial decision. The first system to be introduced was the goal-line technology following notably mistakes that resulted in goals not being given. Premier League introduced it in 2013 and the 2014 World Cup was the first time goal-line technology was used on the world stage. As the system of sending a prompt directive to the referee’s watch that a goal has been scored was successful, the introduction of VAR was one step closer.