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How does VAR actually work?
Video Assistant Referees (VAR) review decisions made by the on-field referee using video footage. Their role is to correct 'clear and obvious errors' or 'blatant errors' as UEFA guidance states. This means they won't step in for every disputed call, only when the original decision was clearly wrong, which explains why no action was taken on the Rangers goal.
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