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We have almost completed a quarter of the English Premier League (“Premier League”) season and it has already created a vast array of talking points; none more contentious than the interpretation and excessive implementation of the new handball rule by the English Football Association (“FA”) and the Premier League. Before heading into the highly congested

In the 2010’s, the football world underwent some significant changes. From nuanced transfer clauses to advanced goal-line technology, the game has been modernised. In the last year of the decade, the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) was finally introduced in the Premier League. Since then, the ripples of that technology have been felt far and wide.

The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) was introduced into the Laws of the Game in 2018, used in the World Cup and now in the knockout stages of the Champions League. Just over one year on from its official, controversial introduction, Lex Sportiva evaluates its success.

Firstly, how does it work?

VAR operates on a three-step