What Is VAR? Soccer’s Video Review Is Making a Mess of the Women’s World Cup

When an acronym for instant replay is overshadowing the World Cup, the beautiful game can get ugly, fast.

Unfortunately, that's exactly what's happening in France, where every Women's World Cup match, it seems, is marred by some controversy surrounding VAR, or "video assistant referee.

When an acronym for instant replay is overshadowing the World Cup, the beautiful game can get ugly, fast. Unfortunately, that's exactly what's happening in France, where every Women's World Cup match, it seems, is marred by some controversy surrounding VAR, or "video assistant referee.