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Fifa: Video tech ‘definitely’ at World Cup, finding sponsor

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Video replays will be used at the World Cup for the first time and talks are underway with potential sponsor branding to appear when the technology is used, a Fifa executive said on Monday.

Soccer’s rule-making panel met on Monday to assess recent trials ahead of video assistant referees (VAR) being officially approved by Fifa later this season for use in Russia in June and July.

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