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While I agree that VAR should be used in football, it should only be used where the pitch-officials aren’t sure whether something is a penalty or not, or a red card or not. VAR should not be used for goal decisions because it has ruined what is special about the sport - the elation of the ball hitting the net for the fans. In the back of our minds, the threat of VAR is always hanging over a goal, and the enjoyment of football has become a fraction of what it used to be.
Money should instead be invested to make the pitch officials more adept at looking for offsides and fouls in build-ups to goals, not use VAR which ruins celebrating goals, the most special thing about football. If VAR remains on goals, this sport will be ruined forever.
VAR should be run by an independent panel unless they can grow some balls and realise that they don’t have to back up the pitch-officials. They need to realise they can disagree with them.
Pitch-officials and VAR should be mic’d up and should be used over the speaker systems in stadiums so everyone can hear what is being said. VAR should also be shown on the screens in the stadium so fans in the ground know what the hell is going on.
A representative from Pigmol should also have to come out with an interview each week and be held responsible for decisions that have been made.
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