Archive · 11 Aug 2026
UEFA launches 'Clear Line' platform to demystify VAR rules
Soccer referees have a big job because they must make fair calls during the game.
To help them, there is a video system called VAR, which stands for Video Assistant Referee.
Sometimes people get confused about when VAR should be used.
UEFA, the organization that runs the Champions League, heard everyone's questions.
So they built a special website called 'Clear Line'.
This website explains when and how the video referee should step in.
It shows more than 100 video examples from the last eight years.
It was made for players, coaches, fans and journalists, not just referees.
Starting with the 2026-27 season, UEFA will make VAR less busy.
The video referee will only help on big, clear mistakes instead of tiny details.
UEFA has launched 'Clear Line', a new platform designed to clarify when and how the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) should intervene.
The platform draws on around eight years of VAR experience and more than 100 video clips.
UEFA head of referees Roberto Rosetti said the initiative addresses the common confusion about when VAR should intervene.
From the 2026-27 season, UEFA will use 'Clear Line' to make VAR less interventionist, focusing on clear and serious errors.
UEFA official Velasco Carballo said the web page is aimed at clubs, players and fans and deliberately uses colloquial language.
- Who
- UEFA officials, including head of referees Roberto Rosetti and fellow official Velasco Carballo
- What
- Launched 'Clear Line', a web platform explaining when and how the video assistant referee should intervene
- When
- The platform is already up and running; UEFA will follow it from the 2026-27 season
- Where
- Online, as a UEFA web page accessible to players, coaches, fans and journalists
- Why
- To clear up widespread confusion about when VAR should intervene and to make VAR less interventionist, reserved for clear and serious errors
- Platform
- 'Clear Line'
- Organization
- UEFA
- Purpose
- Explain when and how the video assistant referee should intervene
- Target audience
- Players, coaches, fans, clubs and journalists
- Background used
- Around eight years of VAR cases and more than 100 video clips
- Application starts
- 2026-27 season
- Announced by
- Roberto Rosetti, UEFA head of referees