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 future use of VAR within Premier League football matches.
Although the majority of respondents indicated that VAR should continue to be used within the English Premier League, 77 percent of male respondents and 66 percent of female respondents indicated that the way in which it is used should be changed. The share of female respondents that indicated that it should continue being used without any changes was significantly higher than the share of male respondents with this preference.
Preferences of British adults on the future use of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) in the English Premier League, by gender
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YouGov. (February 4, 2020). Preferences of British adults on the future use of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) in the English Premier League, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094165/preferences-of-on-the-future-use-of-var-in-the-english-premier-league-by-gender/
YouGov. "Preferences of British adults on the future use of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) in the English Premier League, by gender." Chart. February 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094165/preferences-of-on-the-future-use-of-var-in-the-english-premier-league-by-gender/
YouGov. (2020). Preferences of British adults on the future use of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) in the English Premier League, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094165/preferences-of-on-the-future-use-of-var-in-the-english-premier-league-by-gender/
YouGov. "Preferences of British Adults on The Future Use of Video Assistant Referees (Var) in The English Premier League, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094165/preferences-of-on-the-future-use-of-var-in-the-english-premier-league-by-gender/
YouGov, Preferences of British adults on the future use of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) in the English Premier League, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094165/preferences-of-on-the-future-use-of-var-in-the-english-premier-league-by-gender/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Preferences of British adults on the future use of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) in the English Premier League, by gender [Graph], YouGov, February 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094165/preferences-of-on-the-future-use-of-var-in-the-english-premier-league-by-gender/