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Premier League clubs have voted 19 to 1 in favor of keeping assistant referees and technology (VAR) next season. Wolves took the initiative and vote to use VAR in the 2024-25 season after formally submitting a resolution to the Premier League in May.
In order for VAR to be scrapped, 14 of the 20 Premier League clubs needed to vote in favor to make the change, however Wolves failed to win support at Thursday's annual general meeting.
The Premier League is under increasing pressure to modify VAR, which was introduced at the start of the 2019-20 season. The meeting reconfirmed that semi-automatic offsides will be introduced at some point in the autumn, while the Premier League confirmed that in-game VAR announcements will be introduced.
The in-game announcements, which were used during the 2023 Women's World Cup, will see referees explain post-VAR decisions to fans in stadiums. Wolves prompted the move after a string of decisions went against Gary O'Neil's side last season.
The club listed nine reasons to back its proposal to ban VAR, including the impact on goal celebrations, hostility towards match officials and the length of time needed to make decisions.
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