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Andy Burnham: Prime Minister says drinking ban in stands at football matches could be scrapped | Football News
23 September 2026 Off

Andy Burnham: Prime Minister says drinking ban in stands at football matches could be scrapped | Football News

By Total Football News

Prime Minister Andy Burnham still wants to see beer return to football stands.

Currently, it is against the law to drink in the stands at football game. It was made illegal in 1985 due to concerns about hooliganism.

But Burnham – an Everton fan – said before he entered Downing Street that such a ban was wrong.

And, speaking while on a trip to the UN in New York, he

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VAR: ‘100 more wrong decisions if VAR scrapped,’ claims Premier League
5 June 2024 Off

VAR: ‘100 more wrong decisions if VAR scrapped,’ claims Premier League

By Total Football News

In the same briefing document, the Premier League accepts there are issues with VAR which it is attempting to sort, including the amount of time it takes for decisions to be made.

The document says the average delay to a game for a single VAR check lasted 64 seconds in the 2023‑24 season, up from 40 seconds in 2022-23.

One expected change is the use of in-game VAR announcements from

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