The 32: We're being won over by VAR - we're no longer talking about it!

Neil ‘Razor’ Ruddock has told The 32 he has been pleasantly surprised by VAR at the World Cup – and is thankful it wasn’t around when he was playing!

Ruddock, a guest on the sofa for Saturday’s fantastic Yahoo Sport World Cup show, has been won over.

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The former Liverpool, Tottenham and West Ham defender has notice the anxiety about the new refereeing system has eased since the end of the group stages in Russia.

The 50-year-old says a fear factor now exists around the use of video replays and players are cleaning up their act.

“Nobody is talking about it now. I think it has worked in the respect that they have every chance of giving a penalty away.

“Players know they can’t get away with things now and I think that’s a real positive.

“I wouldn’t have liked to play with it – imagine what they would have done to me!”