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Football has debuted YET ANOTHER new feature involving technology and officiating. The VAR challenge was used for the first time "officially" this Saturday (4).

The "Football Video Support" (or Challenge) is being used in the Canadian League. And it led to the first review and the first goal in history with this new feature:

In "Football Video Support," each coach is entitled to TWO review requests.

To activate it, the coach must make a circular motion with their finger in the air and hand a card to the fourth official.

If the challenge is successful, the coach KEEPS both review requests in the match.

This challenge can be requested for goal situations, penalties, straight red cards, or mistaken card identity.

So, is this new feature a positive one, or will it "slow down" the flow of the match? Leave your prediction!

In the official debut of "Football Video Support," Fogen Football beat Atlético Ottawa 2-0 in the opening round of the Canadian league.

Tests in 🇧🇷

Other matches — including in Brazil — had already used "Football Video Support," but only on a trial basis.

FIFA had tested this "challenge," for example, in 2025 Copa Paulista matches.

The new feature was also tried at the U-17 World Cup and the U-20 World Cup.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.

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