Last updated on .From the section FootballVAR has been used in the Premier League since the 2019-20 seasonThe English Football League and Women's Super League have held talks about introducing a light version of a video assistant referee system to help improve decision making. Discussions have taken place with the game's professional referee's body, PGMOL, about a low-cost model which would work in the Championship and WSL with fewer cameras and no offside lines. No timescale has been agreed on when the VAR system would be introduced, but not before the 2023-24 season. Trials have already taken place in Poland, Brazil and Kazakhstan, with ongoing testing in France. The Football Association's women's professional game director Kelly Simmons told the Times: "It is really critical that it comes in as soon as we can do it and can afford it."

Source: BBC February 18, 2022 12:51 UTC