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 region. As such, within all regions, the greatest share of panelists indicated that Premier League matches have become less enjoyable to watch since VAR was introduced. The region with the smallest share of panelists indicating that VAR made Premier League matches less enjoyable was Scotland, where only 32 percent of panelists responded as such, compared to 48 of panelists from the North West.
Influence of video assistant referee (VAR) technology on the enjoyment of English Premier League football matches in 2020, by region
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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 region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094255/influence-of-var-on-the-enjoyment-of-english-premier-league-football-matches-by-region/
YouGov. "Influence of video assistant referee (VAR) technology on the enjoyment of English Premier League football matches in 2020, by region." Chart. February 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094255/influence-of-var-on-the-enjoyment-of-english-premier-league-football-matches-by-region/
YouGov. (2020). Influence of video assistant referee (VAR) technology on the enjoyment of English Premier League football matches in 2020, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094255/influence-of-var-on-the-enjoyment-of-english-premier-league-football-matches-by-region/
YouGov. "Influence of Video Assistant Referee (Var) Technology on The Enjoyment of English Premier League Football Matches in 2020, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094255/influence-of-var-on-the-enjoyment-of-english-premier-league-football-matches-by-region/
YouGov, Influence of video assistant referee (VAR) technology on the enjoyment of English Premier League football matches in 2020, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094255/influence-of-var-on-the-enjoyment-of-english-premier-league-football-matches-by-region/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Influence of video assistant referee (VAR) technology on the enjoyment of English Premier League football matches in 2020, by region [Graph], YouGov, February 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094255/influence-of-var-on-the-enjoyment-of-english-premier-league-football-matches-by-region/