UEFA boss Ceferin urges referees to make decisions not ‘people hidden in a van’

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin insists referees have to be given the final say on decisions rather than someone “hidden in a van or a building 500 kilometres from the venue”.

The Slovenian called the VAR system in its current form “a mess” in an interview with the Daily Mirror and has called for greater clarity around handball and offside decisions.

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