Soccer J1 To introduce video judgment from next season, September 24, 20:19
The soccer J-League officially decided to introduce the video judgment by the referee called VAR = Video Assistant Referee ahead of schedule from next season and introduce it at J1.
In the J-League, J1's Urawa Reds and Shonan Bellmare played in May, and there are a lot of misjudgments and confusion over the goal judgment, such as a shot that breaks the goal line is not recognized.
Under these circumstances, J-League is planning to introduce VAR, which was prepared for introduction in the season two years later, on the 24th by a board meeting held in Tokyo on the 24th, and will introduce it from next season. I decided formally.
At a press conference after the Board of Directors, Mitsuru Murai chairman of the J-League is because with the prospect of "judge of the training, by 1 Tsuda .VAR of the major factors that are accelerating the introduction, umpires are all I think that there is a positive aspect from being able to share it with the team from those who have heavy pressure, ”he said.