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.

Bundesliga club St. Pauli is grappling with whether to continue playing its traditional stadium hymn following recent ...

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 ...

The German soccer league (DFL) said Monday it had launched a pilot project for referees to explain decisions to fans via loudspeakers in the stadium and on television during games. Nine clubs from ...

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.

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.

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.