VAR: Bundesliga first major football league to use video assistance in all matches from 2017-18

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"In the upcoming 2017-18 season, the Bundesliga is set to become the first, and currently only, top football league to use Video Assistant Referees (VARs) at all its matches," announced the German Professional Football League on 19/01/2017.

"Since April 2016, the DFL has been undertaking efforts to meet the technical and organizational...

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