{"product_id":"9781800754959","title":"I Can't Stop Thinking About Var : Forward by Jonathan Wilson","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Christodoulou, Daisy \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 06\/11\/2025,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 224 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781800754959,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSHORTLISTED IN THE CHARLES TYRWHITT SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2025Is it football any more?'Fascinating and persuasive' The Herald‘Everyone involved in the VAR controversy should read this short, beautifully-written book and think again’ Sir Michael BarberIn 2019, the English Premier League introduced the Video Assistant Referee (VAR), a way of using technology to review and correct the on-field referee’s decisions. It’s been a disaster: players hate it, managers hate it, pundits line up to pour scorn on its decisions, and fans have coined the chant ‘it’s not football any more’ to describe its effect on the game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlmost every other sport in the world has managed to integrate technology into its decision-making process. Why is football failing so badly? Is it a special case, or have the game’s authorities got something wrong? And what does the controversy about VAR tell us about the nature of authority, rationality and technology in the 21st century?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56015148253557,"sku":"9781800754959","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781800754959.jpg?v=1758960010","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.pro\/products\/9781800754959","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}