If VAR is supposed to help, why do so many football fans hate it? – video

The video assistant referees, or VAR, are highly trained match officials who are supposed to assist the on-field refereeing team with decisions by watching the game from a box full of monitors somewhere. So why does something that is supposed to help end erroneous decisions on the football pitch become so hated by so many? Guardian Australia's Matilda Boseley investigates Relentless rise of VAR, new red card offences and more: those new World Cup rules in full Socceroos aggrieved by referee...

By Presented by Matilda Boseley and Sam Lewis . Produced and edited by Yuji Shimada . Additional production by Tania Lee . Executive producers are Michael Kalenderian and Molly Glassey