VAR set for the World Cup in Russia but Premier League remains wary

• International Football Association Board gathers in Zurich for vote
• Fifa president defends time taken by the VAR to review decisions

Football’s lawmakers are poised to approve video assistant referees at the World Cup this summer in spite of controversies during various international trials but the Premier League is unlikely to follow their lead immediately.

The International Football Association Board, consisting of British and Fifa representatives, met in the Dolder Grand hotel on the outskirts of Zurich on Friday night, just hours before it will vote on what could be the biggest change in world football in recent years.

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