Ekstraklasa to implement VAR next season

Polish top tier football league Ekstraklasa will implement the VAR (Video Assistant Referee) system starting with the upcoming 2017/18 season. Each round, three games will be played with VAR system implemented. The Video Assistant Referee project is an off-field official that reviews decisions made by the head referee with the use of video footage and a headset for communication. Currently, four types of calls can be reviewed: goals (whether there was a violation in scoring it), penalties, red cards, and mistaken identity in awarding yellow and red cards. The system, which for years football governing body FIFA was hesitant to implement, was adopted last year, and is being tested in various competitions all over the world. Ekstraklasa will join German Bundesliga and Italian Serie A as one of the few leagues that will implement the system next season. FIFA plans to debut it at next year's World Cup.