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BREAKING: Premier League Confirms New VAR Plan
By Benjamin Abioye
The Premier League has announced a major change to the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system for the final seven matches of the 2024/2025 season.
This modification aims to improve the controversial system, which has often sparked debate among fans and clubs alike.
In a significant development, the league will introduce semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) to help make offside decisions more accurate and efficient. This comes after a report in which 13 VAR errors were noted in the first 23 matches of the current season. These errors were a mix of four incorrect VAR interventions and nine missed interventions, according to the Key Match Incidents panel.
The 13 errors recorded so far represent an improvement compared to last season, where 20 errors were made by the same point in the campaign. To address these issues, the Premier League has rolled out a comprehensive six-point plan focused on improving the accuracy, speed, and transparency of VAR decisions.
Tony Scholes, the Premier League Chief Football Officer, expressed confidence in the progress made, saying, “The strides taken in the last four to six weeks have been remarkable. We are confident that we will adopt the most accurate system available.”
The new semi-automated offside technology is expected to speed up decision-making while maintaining high levels of accuracy, reducing the interruptions typically caused by offside calls during matches.
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