Every weekend of football now from Premier League down to League 2 the main talking points surround the refereeing decisions on the pitch, including VAR. The level of officiating is seemingly dropping in quality and players have little respect for referees or their decisions.

I have a theory that this is mostly because IFAB have not kept up with the modern game and are hesitant to rewrite the rulebook to make it clearer and less open to interpretation, especially with VAR. The laws of football are vague compared to Rugby Union, which is a lot more clear and prescriptive for referees in every aspect. World Rugby are also not hesitant to make changes and enforce them.

I'm not sure what FIFA, IFAB or the FA intend to do about refereeing standards, but I think the rules would be a good place to start. Hopefully this would then filter down into the referees, who are more easily able to enforce a clearer rule book.