The president of FIFA, Gianni Infantino, stated this Thursday that "before changing the rules of the game" one must think about it "hundreds of times", but defended that a year and a half ago the VAR (video assistant referee) was decided to be tested, a system whose results he considers "very positive".

"We have to protect the game and we must invest in protecting the game. For that reason, before changing anything about the rules, we must be very, very careful. We must think about it not just once, twice or three times, but hundreds of times," insisted the president of FIFA at a sports conference in Dubai.

"However, I think it was the right decision we made a year and a half ago to test the VAR," he considered.

"The testing period for VAR will end in a few months. The results so far have been very promising, very positive," according to Infantino. "Mistaken decisions were corrected. Sometimes it takes a few extra seconds (...) but I think VAR is a good investment for modern football (...), which can be used worldwide to assist referees," he defended.

In recent months, although there seems to be unanimity that VAR limits the number of refereeing errors, there have been controversies. This has happened, for example, in Germany and Italy, where the system has been tested for four months.

In Germany, for example, there have been several controversies, although the most widespread opinion is that the system needs to be improved, not removed.

One of the problems that have been detected is that spectators in the stadium sometimes do not understand certain decisions, as they cannot see the control images.

FIFA, which must decide whether to use VAR in the 2018 World Cup in Russia, is closely following the different tests being carried out.