Tom Weller/picture alliance via Getty Images The Bundesliga is set to become the first European top flight league to trial referees explaining VAR decisions to stadium spectators via loudspeakers.

In-stadium video assistant referee (VAR) announcements will be trialled in the top two tiers of German football. The pilot project will take place across nine Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 games ...

Starting next weekend, in five selected Bundesliga stadiums, referees will make public announcements to explain key decisions during matches. Mehr Transparenz von #Schiedsrichter-Entscheidungen ...

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The referee will speak to fans via a microphone, with the announcement carried on loudspeakers in the stadium – similar ... weekend at five games across the Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2.

In fact, two Bundesliga fixtures this past weekend (Leipzig-Leverkusen and Dortmund-Bremen) contained prime examples of why fans in the stadiums might need extra clarification.

German referee Bastian Dankert gestures during the German first division Bundesliga football match ... decisions to fans via loudspeakers in the stadium and on television during games.