English football has experienced a small taste of VAR, but it will be fully implemented this season in the country's top division
Having already been rolled out in elite-level competitions across the planet, including the World Cup and the Champions League, VAR will be introduced in the Premier League from 2019-20.
The technology was officially used in competitions such as the Carabao Cup and FA Cup last season, but decision-makers for England's top league opted to delay its introduction until this year.
After a season of extensive behind-the-scenes monitoring and testing, PGMOL (Professional Game Match Officials Limited) director Mike Riley concluded that VAR will help referees "make more better decisions".