Football's lawmakers have no plans to place a time limit on VAR checks, despite West Ham fans complaining about the five minutes and 37 seconds they were left in limbo at the London Stadium before the international break.
That was the Premier League’s longest delay to date as the home side’s potential winner against Aston Villa was disallowed, prompting calls for a limit such as two minutes to be slapped on Stockley Park interventions.
Yet IFAB are not considering imposing a clock on checks, with insiders confirming to Mail Sport that they believe ‘accuracy is more important than speed’ and they fear it would 'threaten fairness'.