The upcoming meeting could bring to fruition the worst fears of Premier League fans regarding VAR

Premier League fans’ worst VAR fears could be realised after imminent meeting

VAR has been met with plenty of criticism during its time in the Premier League and the technology could be set for a major alteration with new proposals up for discussion

The length of VAR interventions in the Premier League could be set to INCREASE with fresh IFAB proposals up for discussion.

The technology has featured in the top flight of English football since the 2019/20 season and provided plenty of debate and controversy. While it has no doubt improved some aspects of the game, there has still been considerable criticism for VAR – particularly after a number of debatable decisions this season.

And VAR calls could become even more common following fresh talks. According to reports, football’s lawmakers on the International FA Board will meet on Tuesday to discuss new developments for VAR.

According to The Sun, that could potentially include free-kicks, corners and second yellow cards coming under the microscope. As it stands, VAR can only intervene when it comes to match-altering situations: goals, red cards or penalties.

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Should VAR be given a bigger remit, that could see matches halted far more often. However, FA chief executive Mark Bullingham – who has one of the eight votes that decide the laws – has already expressed his disdain at the proposals.

He said: “I know that is something we will discuss at IFAB. We would be really reluctant to have a game that was stopped a lot more than it currently is but that will be a proper discussion.

Referees’ chief Howard Webb has already suggested that officials are not actively aiming to increase the amount of VAR involvement in the Premier League.

Mark Bullingham

Mark Bullingham will take part in a VAR vote on Tuesday

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Speaking on the latest Mic’d Up, he said: “We don’t want too much interference. We’ve seen negative comments about over-interference by VAR so by reserving it for clear situations, then we feel it serves the game best.

“Recognising those clear situations is important – it’s where we put a lot of our time and effort into the training and this type of situation reaches that threshold, and that’s the advice we’ve given to our VARs going forward.