As one of the vice-chairmen of the MLSZ referee committee, Sándor Puhl professionally managed the preparations for the introduction of the video judging system (VAR) in Hungary planned for the autumn.
As reported by nso.hu, at the annual general meeting of the MLSZ on May 14 (online in view of the epidemic), President Sándor Csányi spoke about the fact that many of those who have a role in the introduction of VAR have fallen ill, which may delay the introduction of the for the start of the next league season (the system has already been tested in the top league matches anyway). In his interview with our paper after the general meeting, the president of the MLSZ also said that despite the many unforeseen obstacles, there is at least an eighty percent chance that the VAR will be implemented according to the planned schedule, as it has the necessary professional background and is currently education is also taking place. To the previous interest of our paper, the following answer was received from the communication department of the Hungarian Football Association: “Implementing VAR is a complex task involving many experts. The effects of the epidemic severely hampered processes. In all cases, the association has found reassuring solutions to the problems that have arisen, so that preparations for the introduction of VAR are well under way. ”