Premier League Clubs Vote Against VAR For '18-19 Season

EPL clubs want VAR to be used more extensively in next season's FA Cup.GETTY IMAGES

Premier League clubs voted not to use the video assistant referee system for next season, according to the BBC. The clubs agreed that advanced testing on the use of the video technology "will continue" to the end of the '18-19 campaign. Premier League officials want the system to be implemented for FA Cup and League Cup matches again next term. There were "some notable high-profile problems" with the new technology when it was used for matches in this season's FA Cup. Clubs also want "improvement to communication inside the stadium and for TV viewers." The decision not to "bring in the system next season" was made at a Premier League shareholders meeting in London on Friday, when all 20 member clubs voted (BBC, 4/13). In London, Ben Rumsby reported the 20 top-flight teams approved the "expansion of non-live trials" to include entire rounds of matches (TELEGRAPH, 4/13).