Norway's top flights have voted to remove the VAR and video review by a vote of 19-13, which marks the first major league in global soccer to scrap it. The Norwegian Football Federation went ...

Nineteen clubs voted against continuing the use of VAR while 13 voted for keeping it, according to a statement by Norsk Toppfotball, the organization that represents the 32 teams in Norway’s top ...

Norway is set to become the first country to abandon VAR after 19 of its 32 clubs voted Wednesday to scrap video refereeing in the country's top division. Following a four-month consultation ...

A final vote on whether to keep VAR in Norway's top-two tiers is set to take place at the NFF's congress in early March. The congress is made up of the professional men's clubs (19 out of 32 voted ...

VAR was introduced in Norway's top flight in 2023 The Norwegian Football Federation says it is in favour of keeping the video assistant referee despite strong opposition from clubs and fans.

It may well be a one-nation crusade at this stage but all credit to Norway’s major football clubs for continuing their heroic fight against the evils of VAR. A while back I wrote about how fans ...

VAR has become one of the most contentious subjects not only in soccer, but across the broader sports landscape as referee invervention has reached an all-time high. However, one country is axing ...

NFF president Lise Klaveness said the best thing for Norwegian football is to "maintain and develop" VAR. Last week, Norsk Topfotball, which represents the 32 club's in Norway's top two divisions ...

The Norwegian Football Federation (NFF) said Wednesday it was in favour of retaining video assistant referees (VAR), defying opposition from a majority of professional clubs and many fans.