LaLiga Santander Authorisation has come through

The Spanish FA have been given the green light to begin using VAR - Video Assistant Referee - and the technology could make its debut in the second leg of Atletico Madrid and Elche's Copa del Rey tie at the end of November.

VAR is already in use in some European leagues, but there has been a mixed reaction to it, particularly in Germany and Italy.

As such, any initial use of it in Spain will be for testing and it will not be rolled out across the country straight away.

This, though, is a start and a big step, one which seemed unlikely to come to fruition until Angel Maria Villar had to step aside as Spanish FA president.