Premier League clubs to vote on scrapping VAR and what 2023-24 table would look like without it
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The vote will take place on June 6 at the league's annual general meeting
Premier League clubs will vote on whether or not to scrap the video assistant referee (VAR) system next month after Wolverhampton Wanderers formally submitted a resolution, triggering a vote on the topic. For the resolution to pass, it will require 14 of 20 clubs -- a two-thirds majority -- to vote in favor of removing the technology-based system. They will vote on the measure on June 6, when the clubs will meet for the Premier League's annual general meeting.
Wolves' request comes after another season of controversy around VAR, including the bizarre communication error that led to Liverpool's goal being called back in their 2-1 loss to Tottenham Hotspur in September and Nottingham Forest questioning the integrity of the video assistant referee assigned to their match in their 2-0 loss to Everton last month.
The complaint from Wolves includes "frustration and confusion inside stadiums due to lengthy VAR checks and poor communication," as well as "a more hostile atmosphere with protests, booing of the Premier League anthem and chants against VAR," per Sky Sports. The club also argues that there is an "overreach of VAR's original purpose to correct and clear and obvious mistakes, now overanalyzing subjective decisions and compromising the game's fluidity and integrity."
