Clubs put VAR on hold

Video Assistant Referee technology will be given another 12 months to improve before being used in the English Premier League after clubs voted not to bring it in next season.

The decision was made at a Premier League shareholders’ meeting in London yesterday, when all 20 member clubs voted.

The system, which is being trialled in this season’s FA Cup, will be further tested and used in cup competitions during the 2018-19 campaign.