Influence of VAR on Premier League enjoyment 2020

At the beginning of the 2019-2020 season, the English Premier League introduced Video Assistant Referees (commonly known as VAR) to all matches. This statistic shows the results of a representative survey of the British Public in relation to the English Premier League, presenting the opinions, of British adults who watch the Premier League very or fairly frequently, on the Influence of VAR on the enjoyment of English Premier League football matches in 2020.
There is no substantial variations between the opinion distributions of each gender. Within both genders, the greatest share of respondents indicated that Premier League matches have become less enjoyable to watch since VAR was introduced, with 40 and 35 percent of male and female respondents respectively.

Influence of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology on the enjoyment of English Premier League football matches in 2020, by gender

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Release date

February 2020

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

15th - 22nd January 2020

Number of respondents

1,419 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

All GB adults who watch Premier League football matches very or fairly frequently

Method of interview

Online Access Panel

Supplementary notes

Question asked: "Overall, how much more or less enjoyable has VAR made watching Premier League football matches, or has it made no difference?".

Gender distribution of sample size: 1003 male respondents; 416 female respondents.

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