there Premier League regains its rights. Manchester United open the campaign this Friday, August 16, by hosting Fulham at Old Trafford. To restart, players must adapt to the new changes made by the FA (Football Association)
The Premier League has decided to keep VAR this season. A majority of clubs in the English Premier League have voted in favor of maintaining video-assisted refereeing for the 2024-2025 season.
A more descriptive VAR
However, they agreed that the situation experienced in the 2023-2024 financial year, marked by several criticisms of the decisions taken by the arbitrators, cannot remain the same. As a result, the authorities started looking for solutions.
The great innovation lies in the importance of the principle of “arbitration decision”. The PL wants VAR to intervene in subjective decisions only if the decision on the pitch is wrong.
This includes explaining to the public the validation of goals that are disallowed on the pitch but verified by VAR. Illustrative graphics are displayed on giant screens. The league has also introduced a new X account (PLMatchCentre), with explanations to be provided once the VAR tests are completed.
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Welcome to the Premier League Match Center X account. This page will provide live updates from Stockley Park including information directly from the VAR Hub. We will provide live updates on operational matters from all matches – including clarification on refereeing and VAR.
— Premier League Match Center (@PLMatchCentre) August 13, 2024
Semi-automatic offside, saving time
During this new practice, referees will be more focused on playing time. With one small change, they will continue to calculate the exact time lost during stoppages in the game. The first 30 seconds after a goal is scored do not count towards the end of a half.
However, time spent on subsequent celebration time or VAR checks will be added. The league estimates that this will reduce the length of games by an average of one minute and 38 seconds.
31 seconds will be obtained through semi-automatic offside technology. However, this new mode will not be available from the start of the season. PL have promised to introduce it after the autumn international break.
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As for hands, starting this Friday, any hand or hand contact with the ball will no longer be a violation. A penalty is not awarded if the position of the player’s hands is considered reasonable: if the hand is used to support the body during a fall, or if a player deflects or plays the ball when there is a clear change in his hand. Path of the ball.
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