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Premier League Clubs Divided Over Scrapping VAR: The Controversial Debate Continues

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Premier League clubs are gearing up for a showdown as they vote on the future of VAR. Will the contentious technology stay or go? Here's what you need to know!

Premier League clubs are currently embroiled in a heated debate over the fate of VAR (Video Assistant Referees). With Wolves leading the charge to scrap the technology, the league is divided on whether to keep or remove it for the upcoming season. As tensions rise, match officials for Matchweek 38 are under the spotlight, adding fuel to the fiery discussion.

The proposal to abolish VAR has sparked a wave of controversy, with Arsenal, in particular, facing multiple VAR overturns this season. Amidst the chaos, questions loom over the impact of Wolves' initiative and the potential consequences of eliminating VAR from the game.

As the Premier League clubs gather in Harrogate, anticipation builds for the crucial vote that will determine the future of VAR in English football. Meanwhile, Bolton Wanderers' readiness to use VAR in the Oxford play-off final further complicates the decision-making process, adding a twist to the ongoing saga.

In a league where every decision matters, the debate around VAR intensifies. Stay tuned as the football world awaits the final verdict on the contentious technology that has divided fans and players alike.

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VAR: Majority of Premier League clubs want to keep technology ... (Sky Sports)

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Wolves won't get VAR scrapped, but Premier League must react ... (ESPN.co.uk)

Wolves want VAR to be scrapped. They won't succeed, but it does give the Premier League the chance to realise just where it's been going wrong.

Match officials for Matchweek 38 (Premier League)

See who will be officiating in the final fixtures of the season, including the Video Assistant Referees.

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Arsenal have faced more VAR overturns than most amid Wolves ... (Football.London)

Arsenal could benefit from Wolves' proposals to scrap VAR in the Premier League amid the latest figures, but questions remain whether the decision is the ...

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Premier League clubs to vote on removing VAR next month (Insider Sport)

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Premier League clubs to vote on scrapping VAR from next season (CNN)

Premier League clubs will vote on whether to scrap the video assistant referee (VAR) from the start of next season following a proposal put forward by ...

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Will VAR be scrapped? Premier League's next steps, club vote ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Premier League clubs will vote on whether to continue with VAR next season after Wolves prompted a discussion about its future at the next annual general ...

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Wolves launch bid to scrap VAR (shropshirestar.com)

The Molineux outfit have been on the wrong side of a number of contentious decisions this season and they have submitted a resolution to the Premier League ...

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VAR: Wolves unlikely to win vote but adamant VAR is damaging ... (Sky Sports)

Premier League clubs will be asked to vote on the possible abolition of VAR for next season, but the majority want to keep it; Wolves recently tabled a ...

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Wolves VAR proposal: Everything you need to know (shropshirestar.com)

VAR's future in the Premier League has been called into question after Wolves proposed a vote next month to scrap it.

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Premier League clubs to meet in Harrogate to consider scrapping ... (Harrogate Advertiser)

All 20 clubs in the Premier League will be heading to Harrogate next month for a meeting to consider scrapping VAR from next season.

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Premier League clubs to meet in Harrogate to consider scrapping VAR (Your Harrogate)

Representatives from the league's twenty clubs will be meeting at an unnamed Harrogate location on 6th June. And the main item on the agenda is the notion of scrapping VAR (Video Assistant Referees) after a series of controversial decisions throughout the ...

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Bolton Wanderers ready to VAR use in Oxford play-off final (The Bolton News)

In the week that Wolves tabled a motion to have the controversial system removed from the Premier League, it has been confirmed that match referee Sam Barrott ...

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The final day of the Premier League season comes this weekend, with the PGMOL now publishing its refereeing assignments for all 10 matches with the title ...

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A look at the key questions as Premier League clubs set to vote on ... (The Independent)

The league believes scrapping VAR would significantly impact on its reputation as a leading competition. What about fans? The Wolves 1877 Supporters Trust ...

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Premier League clubs to vote on scrapping VAR (Modern Ghana)

Premier League clubs will vote on whether to scrap video assistant referees VAR from next season at their annual general meeting next month .

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Explained: How Premier League clubs can get rid of VAR (Firstpost)

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Wolves VAR proposal 'doomed to fail' but journalist reveals 'majority ... (Football365.com)

Wolves' proposal for the Premier League to scrap VAR from the start of next season 'looks doomed to fail', according to reports.

Wolves trigger Premier League VAR vote - Football Supporters ... (Football Supporters' Association)

Wolverhampton Wanderers will trigger a vote on VAR at next month's Premier League Annual General Meeting. The club are calling for VAR to be removed ...

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Liverpool back VAR to continue in Premier League after Wolves ... (The Independent)

That is despite the club being on the wrong end of one of the highest-profile officiating errors of the season, when a Luis Diaz goal at Tottenham in October ...

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Wolves' VAR revolt doomed to fail with at least five clubs against ... (Yahoo Sports)

Video Assistant Referees will not be scrapped in the Premier League if Wolverhampton Wanderers persist in forcing a vote on the matter, rival clubs have ...

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What is VAR, how does it work and what are the biggest problems it ... (The Independent)

But neither of these instances occurred in the Premier League, and referees in Europe - under the Uefa banner - have different takes and different levels of ...

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Liverpool back VAR to continue in Premier League after Wolves ... (Yahoo Eurosport UK)

The PA news agency understands the Reds want the system to continue and improve. That is despite the club being on the wrong end of one of the highest-profile ...

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Premier League could turn to rugby league for answers to solve ... (Mirror.co.uk)

With Premier League clubs soon voting on whether to ditch the controversial VAR system, could they look at a Captain's Challenge in rugby league if it does ...

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Please don't gift any goals and please, no refereeing or VAR ... (The Mag)

It ended Manchester United 3 Newcastle United 2. Eddie Howe and his players left to reflect on what might have been? As of course were those of us in the ...

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Anthony Gordon: Newcastle star calls for VAR improvement after ... (BT Sport)

Premier League clubs will vote on whether they want VAR to be removed from top-flight football after Wolves submitted a proposal for its abolishment.

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Liverpool stance on VAR vote emerges as Wolves call for Premier ... (Yahoo Eurosport UK)

Liverpool have responded to a call from Wolverhampton Wanderers for VAR to be scrapped in the Premier League next season.

Why Would the Premier League Consider Dropping VAR? (beIN SPORTS USA)

Because the twenty clubs in the Premier League will vote on June 6th on whether to eliminate VAR for the 2024-2025 season. If two-thirds of the clubs, ...

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The Great Debate: VAR! A Tangentially Leicester City-ish Perspective (Fosse Posse)

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Harry Maguire makes his feelings clear ahead of Premier League ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire has given his verdict on VAR - just one day after it emerged that Premier League clubs will have the chance to axe ...

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'Get rid of it' - Anthony Gordon rages at VAR and calls for it to be ... (Goal.com)

Anthony Gordon has called for the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) to be scrapped after he was denied a penlaty in the 3-2 loss to Manchester United.

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Liverpool back VAR to continue in Premier League after Wolves ... (The Independent)

That is despite the club being on the wrong end of one of the highest-profile officiating errors of the season, when a Luis Diaz goal at Tottenham in October ...

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Championship VAR stance learned by Preston North End ... (Lancashire Post)

There will be no discussion, or vote, among Championship clubs about introducing VAR into the second tier next season, according to the Press Association.

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Liverpool hit with reality as Premier League table without VAR ... (Yahoo Eurosport UK)

It has been revealed where Liverpool would place in the Premier League without intervention from Video Referee Technology. VAR continues to be a topic of ...

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For a bird's eye view of British conservatism, look at sport. No ... (The Guardian)

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