PETALING JAYA – The video assistant referee (VAR) system will undergo on-field tests from April 20 to 24 before it can be approved by FIFA, said Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) vice-president Datuk S. Sivasundaram.
He said, if approved by the world body, VAR is set to be used in the M-League, which will kick off in May.
Sivasundaram said this at a media conference after an FAM executive committee meeting for the 2021-2025 term, which was also attended by the football body’s president Datuk Hamidin Mohd Amin, at Wisma FAM here today.
He said: “A total of 21 referees, 20 assistant referees and nine ‘replay referees’ have completed the VAR training that is recognised by FIFA.”
In January, the Malaysian Football League was reported to have moved the kick-off dates for the new M-League season from May 3-5 to May 10-12 following the change in FIFA’s inspection dates in connection with the VAR system. – February 13, 2024