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Goldman tripped up by VAR in Q4

Goldman Sachs recorded one day in which trading losses exceeded value-at-risk estimates in Q4 2025, filings show, one of three US banks to incur a backtesting exception during the period. The last ...
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November VAR breach keeps Barclays in amber zone

Barclays’ regulatory value-at-risk model remains on amber status after recording another hypothetical backtesting exception in Q4 2025, leaving the rolling 12-month total at five for the second ...

New backtests for improved expectile risk forecasts evaluation

Expectiles are a coherent and elicitable alternative to commonly used market risk measures, but practical backtesting tools ...
The New York Times

VAR has become too ‘microscopic’, says UEFA head of refereeing

Roberto Rosetti, UEFA’s head of refereeing, believes VAR has become too “microscopic” and claims the reason for the technology’s introduction in the first place has been forgotten. The 58-year-old, a ...
ESPN

Is soccer better without VAR? FA Cup shows nobody really knows

Cast your mind back to last month's FA Cup third round. Remember how "refreshing" it was to watch elite football without VAR? That's what so many players, coaches, fans and pundits agreed. You could ...
The New York Times

This is football without VAR. It’s not perfect, but is it better? No wonder even Eddie Howe is torn

Sandro Tonali of Newcastle complains to referee Chris Kavanagh during Saturday's FA Cup game against Aston Villa Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images Isn’t it nice to have a weekend without ...
The Independent

Uefa refereeing chief issues VAR warning as he admits use of technology may have gone too far

UEFA’s referees’ chief has issued a stark warning that the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system risks becoming overly "microscopic" in its analysis of subjective decisions, straying from its original ...
Sky Sports

VAR absence in FA Cup intensifies debate around technology: Should we keep, reform or remove it?

The officiating in Newcastle's FA Cup fourth-round win at Aston Villa should have been the perfect argument for VAR, yet the technology, not in use until the next ...
The Guardian

VAR use becoming too ‘microscopic’, warns Uefa’s director for refereeing

‘We need to speak about this at the end of the season’ Roberto Rosetti, Uefa’s managing director for refereeing, has warned video assistant refereeing is becoming too “microscopic” and fears use of ...
ESPN

VAR at-risk of becoming 'too microscopic' - UEFA referee chief

VAR is at risk of becoming too "microscopic" in over-analysing subjective decisions, UEFA's referees' chief has said. Technology was introduced to football to erase clear and obvious errors but ...
BBC

The big VAR debate: with, without or change its scope?

'One of worst decisions I've ever seen' - Rooney on Digne handball Would football be better without the video assistant referee (VAR) system? Premier League fans, managers and players got a reminder ...
BBC

The big VAR debate: with, without or change its scope?

Would football be better without the video assistant referee (VAR) system? Premier League fans, managers and players got a reminder of what life was like without VAR in the FA Cup fourth round - and ...