FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Sheffield United - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - November 9, 2019 General view as the big screen shows the pending VAR decsion regarding a goal scored by Sheffield United's David McGoldrick REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
LONDON (Reuters) - England's Premier League has promised to improve and speed up the use of the VAR system following several controversial decisions and widespread criticism from fans and pundits.
The Premier League, using the technology for the first time this season, said in a statement that VAR was discussed at length during a shareholders meeting on Thursday and Mike Riley, its chief referee, accepted that "improvement is required".
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