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It would be tempting to devote the entire week to refereeing decisions and VAR in the Premier League. In the past months, it ...

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An adjusted version of an off-field treatment rule that Lionel Messi complained about in 2024 has been adopted in time for ...

Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister just didn’t give up. The Argentina international had an 89th-minute goal disallowed following a VAR check but scored again in the seventh minute of stoppage ...

The officiating in Newcastle's FA Cup fourth-round win at Aston Villa should have been the perfect argument for VAR, yet the technology, not in use until the next ...

Video assistant referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made and are they correct? This season, we take a look at the major incidents to examine and explain ...

Sometimes the video assistant referee (VAR) just cannot win, stuck in a hole between what feels right in the spirit of the game and what is correct in law. Manchester City thought they had scored a ...

VAR is usually at the centre of debate when it IS in use. Airdrie hosted St Mirren in the first of the fifth-round ties, with the Buddies bidding to emulate St Johnstone’s success in 2020/21 after ...

Video assistant referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made and are they correct? This season, we take a look at the major incidents to examine and explain ...