VAR a ‘fair way away’ from being used in Football League games

• Chief executive says full implementation unlikely soon
• Shaun Harvey: ‘We don’t have the TV cameras in place’

After the introduction of VAR was postponed by the Premier League, the chief executive of the EFL has said video technology is a “fair way away” from being used at Football League matches.

The video technology deployed during the World Cup was not taken up by the Premier League next season in favour of another 12 months of extended trials. Those will include matches in the Carabao Cup, and possibly Checkatrade Trophy, both competitions run by the EFL. But the chief executive, Shaun Harvey, confirmed that full implementation among his clubs remains unlikely in the short term.

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