<p>Manchester: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/premier-league">Premier League</a> teams voted in favour of keeping<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/var"> Video Assistant Referees (VAR)</a> on Thursday, despite the considerable amount of criticism this past season about the technology-aided officiating system.</p>.VAR conversations in La Liga and Spanish Super Cup to be made public.<p>The <em>BBC</em> reported that 19 of the 20 teams voted in favour of keeping VAR, which was first introduced in the 2019/20 season.</p><p>"While VAR produces more accurate decision making, it was agreed that improvements should be made for the benefit of the game and supporters," the league said in a statement.</p><p>Six key areas were identified during discussions with clubs:</p><ul><li><p>Maintaining a high threshold for VAR.</p></li><li><p>Reducing delays to the game, primarily through the introduction of semi-automated offside technology (SAOT).</p></li><li><p>Improving fan experience through a reduction in delays and in-stadium announcements from referees to explain post-VAR decision changes.</p></li><li><p>More robust VAR training to improve consistency, with an emphasis on speed while preserving accuracy.</p></li><li><p>More transparency and communication around VAR.</p></li><li><p>A fan and stakeholder VAR communication campaign to better clarify the technology's role in the game.</p></li></ul>.<p>The league confirmed in April that SAOT will be introduced in the autumn of 2024 to provide quicker and consistent placement of the virtual offside line, based on optical player tracking.</p><p>The league and the Professional Game Match Officials Ltd. (PGMOL) said they will continue to lobby the International Football Association Board (IFAB) to permit greater flexibility to allow live video and audio broadcast during VAR reviews.</p>
<p>Manchester: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/premier-league">Premier League</a> teams voted in favour of keeping<a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/var"> Video Assistant Referees (VAR)</a> on Thursday, despite the considerable amount of criticism this past season about the technology-aided officiating system.</p>.VAR conversations in La Liga and Spanish Super Cup to be made public.<p>The <em>BBC</em> reported that 19 of the 20 teams voted in favour of keeping VAR, which was first introduced in the 2019/20 season.</p><p>"While VAR produces more accurate decision making, it was agreed that improvements should be made for the benefit of the game and supporters," the league said in a statement.</p><p>Six key areas were identified during discussions with clubs:</p><ul><li><p>Maintaining a high threshold for VAR.</p></li><li><p>Reducing delays to the game, primarily through the introduction of semi-automated offside technology (SAOT).</p></li><li><p>Improving fan experience through a reduction in delays and in-stadium announcements from referees to explain post-VAR decision changes.</p></li><li><p>More robust VAR training to improve consistency, with an emphasis on speed while preserving accuracy.</p></li><li><p>More transparency and communication around VAR.</p></li><li><p>A fan and stakeholder VAR communication campaign to better clarify the technology's role in the game.</p></li></ul>.<p>The league confirmed in April that SAOT will be introduced in the autumn of 2024 to provide quicker and consistent placement of the virtual offside line, based on optical player tracking.</p><p>The league and the Professional Game Match Officials Ltd. (PGMOL) said they will continue to lobby the International Football Association Board (IFAB) to permit greater flexibility to allow live video and audio broadcast during VAR reviews.</p>