الوسم: VAR
'They try their best…' | Arteta's awkward response as he relives Newcastle VAR rant
Mikel Arteta reflects on his comments from November last year where he criticised the standard of refereeing following Newcastle’s win against Arsenal.
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Match Officials Mic’d Up: PGMOL chief Howard Webb believes VAR should have overturned Bruno Fernandes’ red card vs Tottenham | Football News
PGMOL chief Howard Webb believes VAR should have overturned Bruno Fernandes’ red card for Manchester United against Tottenham due to the player slipping before contact was made. With United trailing Spurs 1-0 towards the end of the first half, Fernandes was sent off for slipping then catching James Maddison high on the leg, with referee…
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Howard Webb believes Bournemouth’s disallowed winner against Newcastle should not have been ruled out by VAR | Football News
Howard Webb believes Bournemouth’s disallowed winner against Newcastle last month should have been allowed to stand as there was a “lack of conclusive evidence” to rule it out. Dango Ouattara headed in what looked like a winning goal from a corner in stoppage time but after seeing the ball had struck the upper arm area…
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Celtic and Dundee Utd wrongly denied penalties, Scottish referee chief Willie Collum says in first VAR review | Football News
The Scottish Football Association’s head of referees Willie Collum believes Celtic and Dundee United should have been awarded penalties following his early-season assessment of VAR. Collum also criticised referee Matthew MacDermid’s body language before Rangers striker Cyriel Dessers scored against St Johnstone in their Premier Sports Cup win at Hampden Park last month. Former referee…
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Handball, offside, VAR and referees – Premier League rules, laws and new interpretation for 2024/25 season | Football News
The Premier League returns on Friday and there are a few changes coming into the top-flight this season. From VAR to handball and offside, and referees’ allegiances being made public this season, there have been a few tweaks for the new campaign. Here’s a handy guide to some of the changes to expect… Friday 16th…
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Euro 2024: UEFA referees’ chief confirms VAR cleared decision to deny Scotland penalty in Hungary defeat | Football News
VAR did check and clear the decision not to award Scotland a penalty in their decisive Euro 2024 group game against Hungary, UEFA referees’ chief Roberto Rosetti has said. Scotland felt they should have been awarded a spot-kick when Stuart Armstrong was challenged by defender Willi Orban, but their appeals were waved away by Argentinian…
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VAR: Majority of Premier League clubs want to keep technology after Wolves proposal | Football News
The majority of Premier League clubs want to keep VAR after Wolves tabled a proposal to scrap the technology. However, it doesn’t mean the clubs are happy with it. They want significant improvements, but the Premier League says those are on the way for next season. The majority of clubs accept the points Wolves have…
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Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon joins growing calls for VAR to be scrapped if technology does not improve | Football News
Anthony Gordon has questioned the purpose of VAR after being denied a penalty during Newcastle’s 3-2 defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford. On the day it was announced that Wolves are campaigning to get VAR scrapped from the Premier League next season, the England forward felt aggrieved when referee Robert Jones and VAR Jarred…
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Explained: PL clubs to vote to abolish VAR
Sky Sports chief reporter Kaveh Solhekol discusses why Wolves and other Premier League clubs have the vote to abolish VAR for next season.
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Scottish Premiership VAR errors revealed – which club’s were impacted? | Football News
There have been 26 incorrect VAR decisions in the Scottish Premiership season, according to latest figures covering pre-split matches. The independent review panel monitoring the performance of VAR deemed that there were 10 errant decisions in the third round of fixtures, between the first weekend of February and the weekend of April 13. That number…
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