UEFA’s referees’ chief has issued a stark warning that the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system risks becoming overly "microscopic" in its analysis of subjective decisions, straying from its original ...

Also, mass market paperbacks are heading toward extinction. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday. By Matthew Cullen The 25th Winter Olympics formally kicked off today in Italy, where four separate ...

When the press conference disclosing the largest case of police corruption in Toronto’s history had wrapped, Chief Myron Demkiw made the 40-minute drive to one of his stations, located on Trethewey ...

A highly unusual VAR decision in Sunday’s Brazilian Super Cup has sparked fresh debate over the application of video technology in football, after a Flamengo player was sent off after half time for an ...

Referee John Brooks blew for a penalty after Jorge Cuenca’s sliding challenge on Matheus Cunha. Replays showed the defender got the ball but, rather than allow play to carry on with a corner, Brooks ...

Fulham lost 3-2 at Manchester United on Sunday after Benjamin Sesko's late winner; United went ahead from a free-kick after John Brooks' penalty decision was overturned; Fulham boss Marco Silva ...

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery says his side were unfairly denied a goal by VAR as their Premier League title hopes suffered a major blow in a 1-0 home defeat to 10-man Brentford. Tammy Abraham’s ...

The Cincinnati Bengals went through the 2025 season with very little hope, thanks to the early-season injury to Joe Burrow. Ending the year at 6-11, the Bengals need change. While the head coach is ...

FIFA and the International Football Association Board (IFAB), the body responsible for regulating the rules of football, are debating proposals to expand the use of Video Assistant Referee (VAR), ...

Landover, Md. — All it took for the Detroit Lions to see their offensive problems clearly was head coach Dan Campbell putting on a pair of glasses. With Campbell taking over play-calling duties for ...

Read all of Slate’s stories about the 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Past 25 Years. For this package, we’ve been asking authors and illustrators to discuss the decisions influencing a single page or ...