Germany: video assistant referees added to the 2.Bundesliga and system made more transparent

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Video assistant referees (VAR) has been used for all Bundesliga matches since 2017-18, and has now been extended to the 2.Bundesliga since the start of the 2019-20 season (Matchday 1 on 26 to 29/07/2019), stated the DFL on 05/08/2019. The club leaders of the German second division had made the decision to use the VAR (with the same technology...

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