Premier League to publish independent body's review of referee and VAR decisions

[p]The five-member panel, established ‌during the 2022-23 season, reviews and votes on the decisions officials took ‌during all major incidents during ⁠the league's ‌matches. The results were shared with clubs ​and officials but the full judgments were kept private till ​last season.[/p][p]The league said the move aimed to ensure "full transparency around the ⁠evaluations of ​the decisions made by match officials."[/p][embed guid="e4474813-d51b-4c2a-a9f6-e8565caa0379" url="https://x.com/DaleJohnsonBBC/status/2089653863594795237" social-type="twitter" /][p]The league will also share direct quotes from on-field officials and VAR in ‌major incidents on its Premier League Match Centre social media account for the first time this season, along with in-game audio from cameras worn by referees in select matches.[/p][p][b]"Alongside the professional referees' body, the Premier League will also continue to ‌lobby football's lawmakers IFAB to allow ​more communications from the Match ‌Officials to be broadcast in-game," [/b]the league added.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/arsenal-hA1Zm19f/coventry-GOvB22xg/?mid=2q2NhX43"]The 2026-27 Premier League season will kick off on Friday[/a], with defending champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] taking ⁠on promoted ⁠side [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/coventry/GOvB22xg/"]Coventry City[/a].[/p]