Lampard gives conditional thumbs-up to video technology


FILE PHOTO - Former Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard speaks to the media after he attends a soccer coaching session to children at the British Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, November 9, 2017. REUTERS/Toru Hanai

TOKYO (Reuters) - Former England midfielder Frank Lampard backed the video assistant referee (VAR) technology but wants opinion of the match officials to prevail in 'grey' situations.

FIFA has said it would like to use VAR at the 2018 World Cup, and soccer's law-making body International Football Association Board is expected to decide next March whether to make them part of the game on a permanent basis.

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