Croats invented their word for VAR: You will laugh when you hear what they will call it, they received an award for it
Everywhere in the world, VAR in football is known by the exact same name. No one has bothered to translate the abbreviation for "video assistant referee" from English. No one, until our neighbors from Croatia.
TL;DR
- Croatian educator Josipa Ćurić proposed 'presudnik' as a new word for VAR in football.
- The word 'presudnik' won an award for the best word of the year in the magazine 'Jezik'.
- Croatia has also introduced new words for 'corner' ('kuterac') and 'hat-trick' ('trogodak').
- It is uncertain whether these new official terms will gain widespread public use.
- VAR is expected to remain the common term, with the adoption of 'presudnik' depending on public choice.