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Silent check

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

nounAdvanced term

In football (soccer), silent check means: A VAR check that normally requires no communication to the referee because no intervention is indicated.

In Turkish: sessiz VAR kontrolü

How it is used

Use to explain why checking an incident does not always produce a visible pause.

Example sentences

  1. The goal passed a silent check while the players prepared to restart.

    An incident can be checked without a separate visible review.

  2. A silent check does not mean the video team ignored the incident.

    The term distinguishes unobtrusive checking from no checking at all.

Common collocations

  • complete a silent check
  • VAR silent check
  • routine silent check
  • VARVideo assistant referee: officials who watch replays and advise the referee about clear and obvious errors in key, match-changing situations.
  • refereeThe official in charge of a match who applies the rules, blows the whistle, gives fouls and shows yellow and red cards.

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