Football
VAR to be used in PL from next season
Premier League clubs have voted in favour of introducing Video Assistant Referees (VAR) to the competition next season,National Daily learnt.
The vote was held at a shareholders’ meeting on Thursday, as clubs reached an agreement that will see the English top flight will join the Champions League in introducing video technology at the start of the 2019-20 campaign.
“Premier League clubs have agreed in principle to introduce Video Assistant Referees (VAR) to the competition in the 2019/20 season,” a statement on the league’s website read.
“At a Shareholders’ Meeting today, clubs were provided with an update on the non-live VAR trials being undertaken by the League and Professional Game Match Officials (PGMOL) this season.
“The Premier League’s non-live testing programme will remain in place for the rest of this season, with a continued emphasis on those Saturday afternoons which have several matches being played concurrently, and developing a clear protocol for communicating VAR decisions to fans.
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