Overview
- Graham Scott, in a column for The Athletic published Friday, called VAR "not fit for purpose" and said video reviews can feel like the walls are closing in.
- He described how officials dislike ruling out goals over tiny offsides and standing idle during long checks while players and fans wait.
- A Football Supporters’ Association survey in March found more than three-quarters oppose VAR and over 90% say it makes the match-day experience worse because reviews take too long.
- The Premier League said the system will stay, citing its research that fans prefer keeping it with changes, and it pointed to a joint VAR Improvement Plan with PGMO.
- Football lawmakers are considering a wider remit, with reports suggesting corner-kick checks could be trialed at this summer’s World Cup, as reviews continue of a system used in England since 2019–20.