UEFA: launch of the Clear Line platform to standardise refereeing decisions across Europe

UEFA has launched Clear Line, a platform designed to standardise refereeing decisions across European competitions, announced the body on 11 August 2026. The platform aims to "bring greater clarity, consistency and transparency to decision-making" at European level.

"Clear Line brings together more than 150 refereeing scenarios, providing detailed guidance on how the Laws of the Game should be interpreted and when VAR should — and should not — intervene in specific situations, both at domestic and UEFA competition level. The platform reinforces one of the core principles of the VAR protocol: video review should only be used in cases of clear and obvious errors," the European governing body explainded.

"Through a wide range of videos and visual explanations, Clear Line offers valuable insight into the reasoning behind decisions in many of the game’s most complex and debated situations."

The platform, available on UEFA’s website and accessible to referees, players, coaches, commentators and fans, "will continue to evolve over time and will be updated whenever new situations emerge or…