According to Mundo Deportivo, UEFA held a pre-season referees' workshop in Geneva this week, emphasizing faster game restarts, strict enforcement of the 10-second rule for players leaving the field, and reduced VAR intervention.

On Wednesday, UEFA's first pre-season referees' workshop concluded in Geneva, attended by 35 referees from Europe's ELITE and FIRST categories, including Somali referee Omar Artan, as previously reported by Mundo Deportivo.

This included six Spanish referees: World Cup referee Alejandro Hernández Hernández, as well as José María Alexis Martínez and Jesús Gil Manzano, all in the ELITE category; three others from the FIRST category: Alberola Rojas, De Burgos Bengoetxea, and Juan Martínez Munuera.

UEFA also used the opportunity to reiterate refereeing guidelines for the upcoming season. First, they will support all actions that help accelerate game restarts, protect the intensity of play, reduce unnecessary delays, and avoid excessive stoppage time. Roberto Rosetti, UEFA's Head of Refereeing, stated clearly: "We will be very strict in these situations." He added: "We want to speed up game restarts and prevent matches from having extended stoppage time. All new time-wasting regulations have yielded positive results in both domestic and UEFA competitions, with more playing time."

Additionally, there is a 10-second rule for substituted players and a regulation requiring players receiving treatment to leave the field within one minute. For goalkeepers, the decision rests with the coach or, indirectly, the captain. UEFA will also strictly enforce the 5-second rule for throw-ins and goal kicks.

Regarding VAR, UEFA will handle situations such as mistaken identity, incorrect second yellow cards, and wrongly awarded corner kicks. The so-called "Vinicius rule" has also been included, and as in Spain, players will not receive a red card for covering their mouth while communicating with others; in cases of confrontation, a yellow card will be issued as a warning.

UEFA also recommends minimal VAR intervention to achieve maximum benefit and is committed to improving consistency in VAR decisions, working with national football associations to restore referees to their role as the primary decision-makers on the field.

UEFA's objective remains to enforce the same rules of play in UEFA competitions and throughout European football. UEFA expects all competitions to maintain consistency and coordination on the field, with uniform enforcement whether in Azerbaijan, England, Finland, France, or Turkey.

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