At the beginning of the **** 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 ** and ** percent of male and female respondents respectively.
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YouGov. (February 4, 2020). Influence of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology on the enjoyment of English Premier League football matches in 2020, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/1094033/influence-of-var-on-the-enjoyment-of-english-premier-league-football-matches-by-gender/
YouGov. "Influence of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology on the enjoyment of English Premier League football matches in 2020, by gender." Chart. February 4, 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/1094033/influence-of-var-on-the-enjoyment-of-english-premier-league-football-matches-by-gender/
YouGov. (2020). Influence of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology on the enjoyment of English Premier League football matches in 2020, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/1094033/influence-of-var-on-the-enjoyment-of-english-premier-league-football-matches-by-gender/
YouGov. "Influence of Video Assistant Referee (Var) Technology on The Enjoyment of English Premier League Football Matches in 2020, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 4 Feb 2020, /statistics/1094033/influence-of-var-on-the-enjoyment-of-english-premier-league-football-matches-by-gender/
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Influence of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology on the enjoyment of English Premier League football matches in 2020, by gender [Graph], YouGov, February 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1094033/influence-of-var-on-the-enjoyment-of-english-premier-league-football-matches-by-gender/
