{"links":{"self":"https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/623159.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":623159,"parliament":{"period":"2019-2024","government":"Conservative","dissolution_at":"2024-05-30T00:01:00.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Discuss the missuse of VAR in football.","background":"Discuss the missuse of VAR in football. \r\nThe 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.","additional_details":"Strange decisions have been occurring in the sport of football since the introduction of VAR. \r\nThe 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.\r\nThis 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.","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":11,"created_at":"2022-09-03T19:39:01.101Z","updated_at":"2022-09-06T10:50:01.938Z","rejected_at":"2022-09-06T10:50:00.555Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2022-09-04T12:04:30.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_on":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"irrelevant","details":"We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.\r\n\r\nDecisions about the use of VAR technology in football matches are a matter for the Football Association, not the UK Government or Parliament."},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}