La Liga to Use VAR Starting Next Season

La Liga will become the latest top European competition to start using Video Assistant Replay, better known as VAR, starting next season.

According to Sky Sports' Andy Charles, Spanish Football Federation president Javier Tebas previously hinted at the introduction of VAR, and the news became official on Friday.

VAR has been in use in Serie A and the Bundesliga, where it's been mostly successful after shaky starts, per ESPN FC. English football has also experimented with the system in cup competitions, but it hasn't been a success so far.

Fulham's Tom Cairney echoed the opinion of plenty of English fans:

But while England appears to lag behind for now, the rise of VAR seems unstoppable at this point. Per Charles, the International Football Association Board will meet this weekend to decide whether the system will be used in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. 

VAR has only been around in the sport since 2016, and it wasn't used on a full-time basis in any league until Australia's A-League adopted it in 2017. Growing pains were to be expected, as the system has not yet been perfected and officials still have to learn to use it.

Per the report, La Liga have already set up a Video Operations Centre outside Madrid and are in the process of training referees and assistants. The decision still needs to be ratified by the International Football Association Board.