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Callum Humphrey says it's too late to chuck the much-maligned technology in the bin

Has there ever been a subject in football that has generated as much debate as the Video Assistant Referee?
It was first introduced to the Premier League in 2019-20, after a unanimous club vote following its first real outing in the 2018 World Cup.
It’s since been the subject of much controversy with copious amounts of slow-mo replays and pinpoint offside lines – and Wolves have recently prompted a club-vote on whether to scrap the technology for next season.
So should we plough on with it – or should we rew...

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