Video Assistant Referee (VAR), gender and football refereeing: a scoping review

The increasing use of VAR globally affects the refereeing role and may have unintended gendered consequences for referees. This scoping review 1) summarizes maps research on refereeing, gender, in football, 2) identifies analyzes knowledge gaps field, 3) suggests recommendations practice, future research. indicates that combination gender technology, how they impact role, is not featured Instead, studies mainly focus outcome decisions, while concerns individual experiences female further shows implementation certain technologies their male referees, has received scholarly attention it deserves. Future should utilize organizational, intersectional, medial perspectives to understand other novel can be used achieve equity refereeing.