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 the International Football Association Board approved a two-year trialling of the video 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 -- during a fixture that has been seen its fair share of controversial goalline incidents.

England's striker Jamie Vardy attends a press conference at St George's Park in Burton-on-Trent on November 6, 2017, as part of an England football team media day ahead of their friendly international matches against Germany on November 10 and Brazil on November 14. Pic/AFP