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Premier League clubs vote on VAR, plus Euro 2024 build-up as squad deadline looms
100 more wrong decisions if VAR scrapped – Premier Leaguepublished at 09:00
Emma Smith
BBC Sport
The Premier League sent a ‘VAR Improvement Plan’ to clubs on Wednesday, written by chief football officer Tony Scholes. The document, seen by BBC Sport, includes a section on the foreseen impact of removing VAR.
Among the consequences listed is that some “match-defining” decisions from on-field referees which were incorrect would not be overturned should VAR be absent.
It acknowledges that while scrapping VAR would result in fewer interruptions and delays to the game, “significantly more officiating errors would be made (around 100 per season), including highly contentious match-deciding incidents, potentially in critically important matches.”
The Premier League also states there were only five incorrect VAR interventions last season, compared to 105 correct calls. This is an improvement on 2022-23, when the league says there were 11 wrong VAR decisions to 105 which were right.
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