Premier League clubs have voted to keep the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in use ahead of the upcoming season.
The clubs voted 19-1 in favor of VAR after Wolverhampton Wanderers triggered a vote on the use of VAR in the 2024-25 season.
Wolves formally submitted a resolution to the Premier League in May, towards the end of the recently concluded season.
14 of the 20 Premier League clubs needed to vote in favour of scrapping the VAR, however, only Wolves voted in favour of the proposal as they failed to gain any support from other top flight clubs.
Wolves said they were “disappointed with the outcome of the vote” but welcomed the Premier League’s “commitment to improve VAR”.
It was reaffirmed at the meeting that semi-automated offsides will be introduced at some point in the autumn, while the Premier League confirmed in-game VAR announcements will be put in place.
The in-game announcements, which were used during the 2023 women’s World Cup, will see referees explain post-VAR decisions to supporters in stadiums.
In addition, the Premier League said the “high threshold” bar for VAR officials to intervene over subjective on-field decisions would be maintained.
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