Soccer Football - Mexico v Russia - FIFA Confederations Cup Russia 2017 - Group A - Kazan Arena, Kazan, Russia - June 24, 2017 Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Vitaly Mutko REUTERS/Darren Staples
KAZAN, Russia (Reuters) - The president of Russia's Football Union, deputy prime minister Vitaly Mutko, said on Saturday that the country was in talks with FIFA on using the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology at some of its stadiums.
VAR, which uses two video assistant referees who monitor the action on screens and call the match referee's attention to mistakes or omissions, is being tested at four Russian stadiums hosting the Confederations Cup.
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