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EPL Refs Are Using VAR Incorrectly - IFAB
December 31, 2019 at 12:00:00 AM GMT+1
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The EPL is using the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system incorrectly by calling upon it for pinpoint close offside calls which takes long stops out of the game, according to football's law-makers. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has said there will be zero changes in the league's regulation and rules in the nearest future after another weekend filled with questionable calls in the English top-flight. 5 goals were canceled in 10 games during the final clashes of 2019, with Crystal Palace, Brighton, Wolves, Norwich City, and Sheffield United all losing crucial goals that they thought they scored. The general secretary of IFAB, Lukas Brud said the number of minutes that is used for marginal decisions is not right, and it has to be lesser than that. His words, "Clear and obvious still remains - it's an important principle. There should not be a lot of time spent to find something marginal," "If something is not clear on the first sight, then it's not obvious and it shouldn't be considered. Looking at one camera angle is one thing but looking at 15, trying to find something that was potentially not even there, this was not the idea of the VAR principle. It should be clear and obvious."

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