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Almost 8,000 fans of top-flight clubs responded to the FSA’s survey, more than 6,000 of whom had experienced a VAR decision in a stadium this season.
When asked ‘taking all things into consideration, do you support the use of VAR in football?’ 75.7% of fans replied ‘No’.
86% of fans also expressed concerns about expanding VAR beyond its current remit.
Goalline technology – by which an almost-instant decision is transmitted to the referee to indicate whether the ball has crossed the line – retains widespread support, with 93% of fans in favour of keeping it.
Other stats:
More than nine in ten fans (91.7%) said VAR had removed the spontaneous joy of goal celebrations;
Only 3.3% of fans stated that the matchgoing experience is better with VAR;
The majority (58%) of fans wanted to retain the in-stadium announcements from referees;
A hypothetical challenge system, whereby VAR interventions would be limited per game, had the support of almost half (47.2%) of supporters;
Only one in five fans (20.8%) said they backed the expansion of VAR to check if corners had been correctly awarded.