At the beginning of the 2019-2020 season, the English Premier League introduced Video Assistant Referees (commonly known as VAR) to all matches. This statistic shows the results of a representative survey of the British Public in relation to the English Premier League, presenting the opinions, of British adults who watch the Premier League very or fairly frequently, on the Influence of VAR on the enjoyment of English Premier League football matches in 2020.
There is no substantial variations between the opinion distributions of each gender. Within both genders, the greatest share of respondents indicated that Premier League matches have become less enjoyable to watch since VAR was introduced, with 40 and 35 percent of male and female respondents respectively.
Influence of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology on the enjoyment of English Premier League football matches in 2020, by gender
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YouGov. (February 4, 2020). Influence of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology on the enjoyment of English Premier League football matches in 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094033/influence-of-var-on-the-enjoyment-of-english-premier-league-football-matches-by-gender/
YouGov. "Influence of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology on the enjoyment of English Premier League football matches in 2020, by gender." Chart. February 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094033/influence-of-var-on-the-enjoyment-of-english-premier-league-football-matches-by-gender/
YouGov. (2020). Influence of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology on the enjoyment of English Premier League football matches in 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094033/influence-of-var-on-the-enjoyment-of-english-premier-league-football-matches-by-gender/
YouGov. "Influence of Video Assistant Referee (Var) Technology on The Enjoyment of English Premier League Football Matches in 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094033/influence-of-var-on-the-enjoyment-of-english-premier-league-football-matches-by-gender/
YouGov, Influence of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology on the enjoyment of English Premier League football matches in 2020, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094033/influence-of-var-on-the-enjoyment-of-english-premier-league-football-matches-by-gender/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Influence of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology on the enjoyment of English Premier League football matches in 2020, by gender [Graph], YouGov, February 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094033/influence-of-var-on-the-enjoyment-of-english-premier-league-football-matches-by-gender/
