Beard Liberation Front
PRESS RELEASE 29th December
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CAMPAIGNERS CALL FOR A RECALIBRATION OF VAR TO DEAL WITH BEARD RELATED DECISIONS
The Beard Liberation Front, the informal network of beard wearers, which campaigns against irrational prejudice against the hirsute, pogonophobia, has said that after several controversial incidents it is time to recalibrate VAR, the technology used to review decisions in Premiership football games, to be recalibrated to take account of beards.
The campaigners say that in the modern game many players have distinctive beards. Issues may arise when VAR checks to see if a player is offside, or if a ball has touched a player which can lead to a penalty decision.
A concern is often whether the beard has interfered with or impacted on play.
The BLF says that VAR can only take the matter so far and the Referee must decide the crucial issue of whether the player was in control of their beard at the time of a particular incident.
As many Referees are also clean shaven they may need to undergo special beard awareness training
BLF Organiser Keith Flett said, VAR is beard deficient currently and this important issue in the game needs to be addressed to avoid more controversy.
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