I've played competitive soccer for 15 years, and I think the introduction of video assistant referee (VAR) has made the game less enjoyable, not more fair. In our local league, we average a 90-second delay per review, and the flow—that raw, chaotic energy—gets sucked right out. Sure, it catches clear errors, but it also kills the human element of refereeing, where split-second judgment calls are part of the drama. Does VAR's precision actually justify the cost to the game's spontaneity, or have we traded soul for correctness?