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What If… VAR was scrapped?

2026-10-04 · 46 min · 11 entities

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  • → appeared on The Athletic FC Podcast podcast
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    Host: Emma Paton
  • → appeared on The Athletic FC Podcast podcast
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    Guests: Tim Spiers, Dan Kilpatrick, Graham Scott
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  • → hosted by The Athletic company
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companys 4

  • mentioned The Athletic company
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    Feed author/publisher: The Athletic
  • mentioned Sports company
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  • discusses Sports company
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  • hosted by The Athletic company
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    Feed author/publisher: The Athletic

persons 2

  • mentioned Emma Paton person
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    Host: Emma Paton
  • mentioned Tim Spiers person
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    Guests: Tim Spiers, Dan Kilpatrick, Graham Scott

podcasts 2

websites 2

  • mentioned Soccer website
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    Feed category: Soccer,
  • discusses Soccer website
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concepts 1

  • mentioned VAR concept
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Episode description as stored
What If is back with a big topic: VAR. Should the contentious technology continue or should the Premier League vote to scrap it? Emma Paton is joined by Tim Spiers, Dan Kilpatrick and former Premier League referee and VAR Graham Scott to discuss the pros and cons of getting rid of VAR. The panel also discuss the possibility of introducing a VAR challenge system, and other potential improvements to the system. Host: Emma Paton Guests: Tim Spiers, Dan Kilpatrick, Graham Scott Executive Producer: Adam Jones Producers: Mike Stavrou, Grayson Moody Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.