Officiating getting worse because of VAR - Shearer

He argued referees rely too heavily on VAR and that this is affecting the standard of refereeing.

“Refereeing standards are "the worst we have seen for a long time" and "only getting worse" because of the use of the video assistant referee (VAR), says former Newcastle United and England striker Alan Shearer”

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The comments come as VAR again dominated discussion after Friday's match between Bournemouth and Manchester United.

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Maguire's red card followed a foul on Evanilson in the box during a 2-1 lead late in the game.

Diallo was denied a penalty for a similar incident at the other end ten minutes earlier.

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Carrick described the inconsistency as baffling and questioned how one decision could be given and another not.

Warnock described VAR as the worst thing introduced to football and said it has ruined stadium enjoyment and refereeing.

“Refereeing standards are "the worst we have seen for a long time" and "only getting worse" because of the use of the video assistant referee (VAR), says former Newcastle United and England striker Alan Shearer”

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A summer meeting with UEFA will discuss how VAR is used across Europe's top leagues.

In 2024, Wolves submitted a resolution to the Premier League about VAR, and clubs voted to keep it, arguing scrapping could yield about 100 more incorrect decisions per season.

Clubs tend to remember decisions that go against them while forgetting times they benefited from VAR.

VAR interventions are down this season, but on-field accuracy is reported at 94%.

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The Key Match Incidents Panel says on-field accuracy has been steady at 86% since 2023-24.