2017 Club World Cup: "VAR performed an important role in ensuring a fair outcome" (Z. Boban, FIFA)

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"We are very happy with the use of VAR during this Club World Cup here in the UAE. VAR has again performed an important role in ensuring a fair outcome in all eight games of our competition," declared Zvonimir Boban (CRO), deputy secretary general of FIFA, after the Real Madrid CF (LaLiga Santander) - Grêmio Porto Alegre (BRA) final (1-0), in...

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