England embraces new tech for visit of old rivals

LONDON - A video referee will be used in England's friendly against Germany at Wembley on Friday, half a century after one of the most controversial decisions in the history of the game at the 1966 World Cup final.

Last year soccer's rule makers, the International Football Association Board, approved a two-year trialling of the video assistant refereeing (VAR) system.

It is being used in Italy and Germany this season but Friday's match will see it used for the first time in an official game in Britain - in a rivalry that has seen its fair share of controversial goalline incidents.