VAR

Shearer blames ‘unacceptable’ four-minute VAR delay for injury to Grealish

Alan Shearer believes that the long VAR evaluation in the first half of the collision of Manchester City against Real Madrid could have been responsible for the injury to Jack Grealish. The International English International was a surprise in Pep Guardiola's Start XI for the visit of the European champions on Tuesday evening and he […]

Shearer blames ‘unacceptable’ four-minute VAR delay for injury to Grealish Read More »

Controversial decisions prove costly so is football better with or without VAR?

They say that absence makes the heart grow – so is that the case with VAR after a FA Cup fourth round that saw a series of controversial decisions in the absence of technology? Leicester City, Birmingham and Chelsea belonged to the clubs that were revealing the absence of the technology, where VAR was only

Controversial decisions prove costly so is football better with or without VAR? Read More »

VAR: Controversial FA Cup decisions prove costly so is football better with or without technology?

They say that absence makes the heart grow – so is that the case with VAR after a FA Cup fourth round that saw a series of controversial decisions in the absence of technology? Leicester City, Birmingham and Chelsea belonged to the clubs that were revealing the absence of the technology, where VAR was only

VAR: Controversial FA Cup decisions prove costly so is football better with or without technology? Read More »

Harry Maguire’s last-minute offside winner leaves Ruud van Nistelrooy RAGING – with no VAR in FA Cup fourth round

Leicester City boss Ruud van Nistorrooy had the civil servants tear and smoked in Manchester United and won the game in 'offside time' instead of 'Fergie Time' after a controversial Harry Maguire winner. The game seemed to be on the way to extra time until the 93rd minute when Maguire was unark on the back

Harry Maguire’s last-minute offside winner leaves Ruud van Nistelrooy RAGING – with no VAR in FA Cup fourth round Read More »

Former referee Dermot Gallagher spots VAR ‘optical illusion’ in Chelsea’s controversial goal against West Ham

Dermot Gallagher pointed to an error with the VAR system … It can be littered with “optical illusions”. The former competition officer appeared on Sky Sports' ref Watch to discuss two major incidents in the controversial victory of Chelsea over West Ham. In the construction of Pedro Neto's all-important equalizer in the second half, Jarrod

Former referee Dermot Gallagher spots VAR ‘optical illusion’ in Chelsea’s controversial goal against West Ham Read More »

Arsenal would be TOP of the Premier League if VAR didn’t exist as full table is revealed

Arsenal would be at the top of the most important table if VAR did not exist. Despite their 5-1 Bonnnissen from Manchester City, Mikel Arteta's side remains six points behind Liverpool, who have a match in hand. But if the original decisions in the Gunners' games were not destroyed by the Stockley Park Var Booth,

Arsenal would be TOP of the Premier League if VAR didn’t exist as full table is revealed Read More »

Ref Watch: VAR frightened to overturn referee Michael Oliver’s decision on Myles Lewis-Skelly’s red card, says Stephen Warnock

Former Prime Minister League referee Dermot Gallagher and Stephen Warnock analyze the controversial red card of Myles Lewis-Skelly in the victory of Arsenal over Wolves in Molineux. Incident: Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly received a straight red card from referee Michael Oliver for the pollution of Matt Doherty at the edge of the Wolvenbox. The decision was

Ref Watch: VAR frightened to overturn referee Michael Oliver’s decision on Myles Lewis-Skelly’s red card, says Stephen Warnock Read More »

Darren England REMAINS as VAR for Crystal Palace’s clash with Brentford

Darren England will serve as the video assistant referee as Brentford's Crystal Palace Play host on Saturday. England were among the officials who came under the microscope earlier this weekend after Myles Lewis-Skelly was sent off in Arsenal's clash with Wolves. As Vitor Pereira's side tried to break away from a set piece, Lewis-Skelly brought

Darren England REMAINS as VAR for Crystal Palace’s clash with Brentford Read More »

Stats reveal how many VAR decisions go against Real Madrid and Barcelona in LaLiga

Both Real Madrid and Barcelona have rejected goals through the VAR over the years, but against which team are the most decisions made? It is a scenario that we have seen time and again in recent years: the ball comes in. Let the players and the fans only celebrate that the referee can temper their

Stats reveal how many VAR decisions go against Real Madrid and Barcelona in LaLiga Read More »

‘Ref has forgotten about VAR!’ says Hoddle as penalty against Spurs overturned seconds before kick in bizarre scenes

GLENN HODDLE claimed the referee in Tottenham's Europa League match with Hoffenheim “forgot the VAR” before overturning a penalty. Referee Morten Krogh awarded the Germans a 64th-minute penalty after ruling Spurs stopper Brandon Austin had fouled Max Moerstedt. The Danish referee awarded a penalty after ruling that Austin had hit Moerstedt in the face when

‘Ref has forgotten about VAR!’ says Hoddle as penalty against Spurs overturned seconds before kick in bizarre scenes Read More »

Scroll to Top