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 presents the positions of British adults who watch the Premier League very or fairly frequently, on the proposed changes in the application of VAR within English Premier League football matches.
Encouraging the on-field referee to consult pitch-side VAR screens is strongly supported by 52 percent of respondents.
Support for proposed changes in the application of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) within English Premier League football matches
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Neither support nor oppose
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YouGov. (February 4, 2020). Support for proposed changes in the application of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) within English Premier League football matches [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094185/support-for-changes-in-the-application-of-var-in-english-premier-league-football-matches/
YouGov. "Support for proposed changes in the application of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) within English Premier League football matches." Chart. February 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094185/support-for-changes-in-the-application-of-var-in-english-premier-league-football-matches/
YouGov. (2020). Support for proposed changes in the application of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) within English Premier League football matches. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094185/support-for-changes-in-the-application-of-var-in-english-premier-league-football-matches/
YouGov. "Support for Proposed Changes in The Application of Video Assistant Referees (Var) within English Premier League Football Matches." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094185/support-for-changes-in-the-application-of-var-in-english-premier-league-football-matches/
YouGov, Support for proposed changes in the application of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) within English Premier League football matches Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094185/support-for-changes-in-the-application-of-var-in-english-premier-league-football-matches/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Support for proposed changes in the application of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) within English Premier League football matches [Graph], YouGov, February 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094185/support-for-changes-in-the-application-of-var-in-english-premier-league-football-matches/
