Concern over extending VAR as law change looms

COMPETITIONS are set to be given a choice over whether to use VAR to check corner kicks, with some concerned it is a further step towards re-refereeing the game.

- By JAMIE GARDNER

FIFA is keen on corner kick awards being checked at the World Cup this summer, with its referees' chief Pierluigi Collina saying last month it would be a pity if an "honest mistake" decided a match at the finals.

For that to happen, a trial would need to be approved by the International Football Association Board, the game's lawmakers, either at next week's annual business meeting in London or on February 28 at the annual general meeting in Wales.