Video replays on track for use in 2017-18 Bundesliga


Football Soccer - Bayer 04 Leverkusen v Hertha BSC Berlin - German Bundesliga - BayArena, Leverkusen, Germany - 22/01/17 - Berlin's Valentin Stocker in action with Leverkusen's Jonathan Tah. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Tests with video assistant referee (VAR) technology have proved successful and the use of it in next season's Bundesliga matches is on track, a senior German Football Association official said.

The technology, using video replays and off-pitch referees, has been developed to help officials make better decisions, therefore improving the quality of matches.

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