At the beginning of the 2019-2020 season, the English Premier League introduced Video Assistant Referees (commonly known as VAR) to all matches. Within many professional sports, this technology is not new. For many years, rugby union, rugby league, tennis and cricket have utilized digital assistance to ensure that the rules of play are followed. This statistic shows the results of a representative survey of the British Public on VAR, presenting the opinions of British adults on the efficacy of the use of VAR within each of these sports.
Within all four sports presented, the majority of respondents indicated that VAR had worked very well, particularly so within tennis with 57 percent of respondent.
Opinions of British adults on the efficacy of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) within selected sports as of January 2020
Characteristic
Worked very well
Worked fairly well
Neither worked well or badly
Worked fairly badly
Worked very badly
Don't know
Not applicable - I haven't seen VAR used in this sport
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YouGov. (February 4, 2020). Opinions of British adults on the efficacy of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) within selected sports as of January 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094350/opinions-of-british-adults-on-var-efficacy-within-selected-sports/
YouGov. "Opinions of British adults on the efficacy of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) within selected sports as of January 2020." Chart. February 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094350/opinions-of-british-adults-on-var-efficacy-within-selected-sports/
YouGov. (2020). Opinions of British adults on the efficacy of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) within selected sports as of January 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094350/opinions-of-british-adults-on-var-efficacy-within-selected-sports/
YouGov. "Opinions of British Adults on The Efficacy of Video Assistant Referees (Var) within Selected Sports as of January 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094350/opinions-of-british-adults-on-var-efficacy-within-selected-sports/
YouGov, Opinions of British adults on the efficacy of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) within selected sports as of January 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094350/opinions-of-british-adults-on-var-efficacy-within-selected-sports/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Opinions of British adults on the efficacy of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) within selected sports as of January 2020 [Graph], YouGov, February 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1094350/opinions-of-british-adults-on-var-efficacy-within-selected-sports/
