Premier League reveals plans for VAR announcements and semi-automated offside in matches

4 February 2025, 17:21 | Updated: 5 February 2025, 12:07

The Premier League hopes to introduce semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) before the end of this season, and it wants to see referees explaining VAR decisions to the crowd inside stadiums for top-flight matches by the start of next season.

It comes as the Premier League reveals a six-point plan to improve VAR, as it strives to make the system more accurate, faster and more transparent for fans.

However, after delays in testing the technology for SAOT, the Premier League says it will wait until next season if it is not entirely convinced it is reliable, or if it gets too close to the end of this season.

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