In-stadium video assistant referee (VAR) announcements will be trialled in the top two tiers of German football. The pilot project will take place across nine Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 games from Saturday February 1 onwards.

German soccer referees will start making NFL-style announcements to the crowd to explain video review rulings.

The clarification of VAR and refereeing decisions via in-stadium loudspeakers is coming to the Bundesliga. Kicker reports that, interestingly, this new innovation will be coming to the German first

German football league (DFL) said Monday it had launched a pilot project for referees to explain decisions to fans via loudspeakers in the stadium and on television during games.

Starting next weekend, in five selected Bundesliga stadiums, referees will make public announcements to explain key decisions during matches. This initiative, initially implemented as a pilot phase, aims to improve transparency and understanding of refereeing decisions among fans.

The German Football League (DFL) is launching a pilot project where referees will explain VAR decisions to the stadium spectators via loudspeakers starting on Saturday, the governing body said in a statement.