Overview
- The French league disclosed Thursday that Friday's PSG–Toulouse match will trial live referee audio tied to video review.
- Under the protocol, the video assistant turns on the referee's mic at the pre-match coin toss and during VAR checks, with sound routed to the stadium and the Ligue 1+ broadcast.
- Referee Éric Wattellier will deliver brief rulings rather than private exchanges, which fans in the Parc des Princes and viewers at home can hear.
- Officials describe the move as a teaching tool to make calls clearer, noting referees trained for it since March 2024 after FIFA approved stadium use in 2024.
- If the test proves conclusive, the LFP plans more trials this season toward a broader rollout next season after a planned 2024–25 launch was delayed for budget reasons.