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VAR still controversial 4 years after its World Cup debut

file - Referee Anthony Taylor checks the VAR screen during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur, at the Etihad stadium in Manchester, England, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. VAR's World Cup debut came in 2018 but referees and players are still getting to grips with the technology four years ago. Human error is still there with decisions open to interpretation however many times a referees goes over to the pitch-side monitor to watch replays. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File) FILE - A giant screen displays a VAR review message during the Italian Cup final soccer match between Juventus and Inter Milan at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy, Wednesday, May 11, 2022. VAR's World Cup debut came in 2018 but referees and players are still getting to grips with the technology four years ago. Human error is still there with decisions open to interpretation however many times a referees goes over to the pitch-side monitor to watch replays. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File) FILE - Referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz from Spain checks VAR during the Champions League group A soccer match between Rangers and Napoli at the Ibrox stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022. VAR's World Cup debut came in 2018 but referees and players are still getting to grips with the technology four years ago. Human error is still there with decisions open to interpretation however many times a referees goes over to the pitch-side monitor to watch replays. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)
VAR still controversial 4 years after its World Cup debut