MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A trial of the use of video assistant referees to solve controversial incidents during football matches could begin no later than in the 2017-2018 season, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) said in a statement on Saturday.
Earlier in the day, the IFAB, comprising FIFA and football associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, approved the use of video trials.
"The IFAB agreed that live experiments should be implemented at the latest for the 2017/18 season," the statement reads.
The statement added that videos could be used to solve the disputable situations, but only in key incidents, such as goals and decisions on red cards or penalties.
On Friday, newly-elected FIFA president Gianni Infantino said that he believed the use of video technology during the matches was inevitable for football.
