This petition was submitted during the 2019 to 2024 Parliament
Rejected petition Discuss the missuse of VAR in football.
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Discuss the missuse of VAR in football.
The governing body needs to be held accountable for the introduction, and missuse of VAR in football. This is affecting the national game, and has the potential to be corrupted, and results organised through potential illegal betting.
Strange decisions have been occurring in the sport of football since the introduction of VAR.
The sport introduced this area of the game to make it fairer. However, in certain circumstances, situations have been seemingly manipulated against what would be "obvious", to change the course of the game.
This is spoiling the sport, and needs bringing to the attention of the governing bodies, with the aim for these on field decisions to be clear, audiable, and displayed to all.
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.
Decisions about the use of VAR technology in football matches are a matter for the Football Association, not the UK Government or Parliament.
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