Refs train with VAR ahead of approval for Women’s World Cup

The Associated Press has learned that Women’s World Cup referees are undergoing training with VARs over the next two weeks, paving the way for the FIFA council to approve the use of video reviews at the tournament in France this year.
FIFA has faced criticism for not announcing yet that video assistant referees will be used at the June 7-July 7 Women’s World Cup just as they were for the men’s tournament for the first time in Russia last year.
Jill Ellis, coach of the United St