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VAR needs to improve; Premier League chief says

reporter 1222 — Thu, 06 Feb 2020 12:22:36 +0000

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Premier League Chief Executive Richard Masters admitted his organization must try to improve VAR after a season marred by controversy surrounding the review technology.

A recent survey from opinion polling firm YouGov showed more than two-thirds of Premier League fans questioned believe VAR has made the game less enjoyable since it was introduced into the English top-flight, AFP reported.

Players, managers, and fans have all complained about the way the system is used, with lengthy review delays and dubious eventual decisions causing widespread frustration.

Masters, who started his permanent role with the Premier League in December, told BBC Sport that VAR would stay in the game, but he hopes it can be improved.

“I don’t think VAR has been damaging but I accept it needs improvement,” Masters said.

“Scrapping it is not an option – what we have to do is try and make VAR better.”

VAR has been brought in to the Premier League to decide on goals, penalties, red cards, and offside decisions.

Masters revealed to the BBC that the Premier League would discuss changes to VAR with the clubs in April.

“We are going to have a debate about what sort of VAR they would like next season and what improvements can be made to the system,” he said.

“It’s going to be a work in progress this season and next as we try to rebalance it so you get the positives of better decision-making and fewer of the perceived negatives about the delay and sometimes confusion.”

Meanwhile, in his first major media interviews, Masters said he does not believe homegrown player quotas will improve the fortunes of the England team.

The balance between homegrown and overseas players in a 25-man Premier League squad is back in the spotlight following the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union, which will affect the way clubs do their international transfer business once the transition period ends at the end of the year.

‘Different system’

The Football Association has previously stated in November 2018 that it favored cutting the number of overseas players per squad from 17 to 13 with a view to boosting the chances of young English talent.

FA representatives are due to present to Premier League clubs at the league’s shareholders’ meeting today, and Masters said the conversation will be taken forward from there.

“We have to come up with a different system,” he said.

“The FA, the EFL, and the Premier League all agree that (system) shouldn’t impact on the competitiveness of the Premier League, that concept of the best versus the best. Clubs should still be able to acquire the best talent and support a cohort of homegrown players coming through the system.

“We don’t necessarily believe quotas are the answer.”

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Branko Ivankovic hits out at referee after Persepolis defeat

reporter 1222 — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 07:55:41 +0000

Persepolis coach Branko Ivankovic blasted Chinese referee Ma Ning and lamented a number of decisions in his team’s defeat against Kashima Antlers of Japan.

The Iranian football team lost to Kashima 2-0 at the Kashima Stadium in the first leg of the AFC Champions League.

Leo Silva and Serginho scored two goals for the Japanese team.

“First, I congratulate Kashima because of the win, but I think we should have won the match. Our players wasted their chances against Kashima,” Ivankoviuc said in the post-match news conference.

Ivankovic was furious at the referee’s performance in this match.

“In the first half, Kashima defender should have been shown a red card because he prevented our scoring chance. I believe that the referee’s decisions went against us,” Persepolis coach added.

The second leg will be held in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on Nov. 10 and Ivankovic is optimistic about the home match.

“The fans act as a 12th man and I hope that we win the AFC Champions League in front of more than 80,000 fans at the Azadi Stadium. We know that we have a difficult task ahead but it’s not impossible as we’ve already shown that we can do it,” Ivankovic concluded.

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Wrestling referees to attend Clinic for Officials in Slovakia

reporter 1222 — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 16:00:18 +0000

TEHRAN – Four Iranian wrestling judges are slated to take part at a Clinic for Officials (Judges and Referees) to be hosted by Slovakia in min-January.

Clinics for Officials (Judges and Referees) are intended to help National Federations provide training to Judges and Referees through courses led by an expert.

In the upcoming clinic in Slovakia, the latest rules and regulations for arbitration of Freestyle and Greco-Roman categories are described to Olympic referees in the form of films, slides and exercises.

Participants will go through a test at the end of the four-day course which will be held from January 13-16.

Mohammad Ebrahim Emami, Ardavan Saheb, Mohammad Mosalayipour and Mazdak Giti comprise the four Iranian Olympic referees who will attend the clinic for officials.

It is worth noting that the rules and regulations raised at the event will be implemented in the year 2018.

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U-17 World Cup: Bolivian Referee to Officiate Iran v Spain

reporter 1222 — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 09:27:54 +0000

TEHRAN – Gery Vargas Carreno from Bolivia has been chosen as referee of Iran and Spain match in the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

The Iranian team will face powerhouse Spain in the competition’s quarter-final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi, India on Sunday.

Vargas will be assisted by his compatriots Juan Pablo Montaño and José Alberto Antelo in this match.

Iran started the campaign with a 3-1 win over Guinea and defeated Germany 4-0 and Costa Rica 3-0 in its following matches.

Abbas Chamanian’s boys defeated Mexico 2-1 in Round of 16.

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American Referee Marrufo to Officiate Iran v Germany in U-17 World Cup

reporter 1222 — Mon, 09 Oct 2017 13:03:54 +0000

TEHRAN – Jair Marrufo has been chosen to officiate Iran and Germany in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Iran started with a 3-1 win over Guinea in Group C on Saturday, while Germany earned a late 2-1 victory over Costa Rica.

Iran will play Germany at the Fatorda Stadium in Margao, India on Tuesday.

Jair Marrufo, 40, is an American soccer referee of Mexican descent. He has been a referee in Major League Soccer since 2002 and a FIFA referee since 2007.

Marrufo was 2008 MLS Referee of the Year.

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