Norway is set to become the first country to scrap the use of Video Assistant Referee, VAR. This is because 19 of its 32 clubs on Wednesday, voted to stop using the technology in the country’s top division.
It follows a four-month consultation involving clubs, players and supporters’ groups.
The outcome of the vote led to a recommendation that the Norwegian Football Federation, NFF, rubber-stamp the result.
The NFF is expected to make a final decision in March, although ESPN reports that the governing body could yet overrule the vote.
VAR was introducted in the Eliteserien in 2023. But fans across the country have mostly criticized the use of the system.
Rosenborg’s game against Lillestrøm was abandoned earlier this season, because supporters threw fish cakes onto the field in protest of VAR.
Other fixtures were also interrupted by croissants, champagne corks and tennis balls being thrown onto the pitch.
