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    Premier League referees being helped by British Airways PILOTS to improve VAR chaos

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    PREMIER LEAGUE referees are being helped by British Airways pilots to improve VAR.This season has already seen a number of controversial incidents involving VAR reviews.
    Premier League referees have received help from pilotsCredit: Reuters
    British Airways pilots have been working with officials to improve the VAR chaosCredit: Getty
    As a result, officials have come under mounting pressure from fans, players and managers.
    The Times now report that the referees have received support from British Airways pilots to help improve their communication under pressure.
    A presentation was given to top-flight officials as part of a new drive to improve the precision of language used during VAR reviews.
    It comes after a host of high-profile errors had caused concerns over communication between officials.
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    During the presentation, pilots Chris Heaven and Pete Nataraj explained the need for clarity and accuracy to officials.
    They also highlighted the importance of using as few syllables as possible, as well as avoiding padding and informality.
    A key complaint from fans has been the use of phrases such as “good process” and “cheers, mate” during reviews after conversations were released to the public.
    The presentation was the brainchild of referees chief and former official Howard Webb.
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    His idea took off following the chaotic conversations around Luis Diaz’s disallowed goal in Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat at Tottenham on September 30.
    Ref Simon Hooper wrongly ruled out the goal for offside after his video wingmen Darren England and Dan Cook incorrectly believed the original decision was to award it.
    The cock-up left Reds boss Jurgen Klopp calling to replay the Prem fixture.
    Webb has tried to step up and improve dialogue by explaining decisions on TV show Match Officials Mic’d Up.
    SunSport ref expert Mark Halsey, a former Prem official, has previously said there is “too much chit-chat” between officials and said “conversations must be more precise, to the point and clinical”.
    Referees chief Howard Webb is keen to cut out VAR controversiesCredit: Rex
    It is the latest desperate move, after we revealed the PGMOL had placed an advert to hire VARs with little or no experience.
    Prem fans are strapped in for more VAR carnage when top-flight football returns this weekend.
    Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been charged with “misconduct” for slamming VAR as a “disgrace” after Newcastle scored a controversial winner against his team.
    England boss Gareth Southgate and Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou have both admitted they would scrap video refs. More

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      Meet Man City and Arsenal’s Wags, from a British Airways flight attendant to a reality TV star, as the teams face off

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      ALL eyes will be on the Premier League’s biggest game of the season on Wednesday at the Etihad.Man City play Arsenal in a crucial match that could have huge significance in where the title ends up.
      Ines Tomaz will be cheering on Man City
      Tomaz with her partner Bernardo SilvaCredit: Instagram
      The hosts know a victory would put them in pole position for their third consecutive championship in a row.
      While a Gunners win would reignite their challenge, after stumbling of late.
      Glued to the action, like the rest of us, will be the team’s amazing Wags.
      From a flight attendant to a reality TV star, here’s the beauties who will be watching the drama unfold – starting with the hosts…
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      Ines Tomaz/Bernardo Silva
      Model Ines Tomaz, 24, and Silva met in 2020 and announced their engagement just two years later.
      She has amassed over 100,000 followers on Instagram.
      She often posts pictures of her in swimwear on the platform and likes to promote brands that are friendly to the environment.
      Ines is currently signed to NXT management, a modelling agency based in Portugal.
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      Sasha Attwood/Jack Grealish
      Sasha Attwood is a model and influencerCredit: Instagram @sasha__rebecca
      Attwood is the longterm girlfriend of Jack GrealishCredit: https://www.instagram.com/sasha__rebecca/?hl=en
      Sasha’s stock rose when partner Grealish signed for Man City for £100million.
      The 26-year-old is a model and influencer, who has starred in huge ad campaigns.
      Most recently, she scored a massive deal with online fashion retailer boohoo.
      And she appeared to drop a massive hint to Jack about their future – modelling a range of maternity wear.
      Taylor Ward/Riyad Mahrez
      Taylor Ward starred in Real Housewives of Cheshire
      Riyad Mahrez and Ward got secretly married last year and had a baby together

      Man City vs Arsenal – all you need to know ahead of the massive Premier League showdown.
      Reality TV beauty Taylor, 25, ‘secretly married’ Mahrez last year, according to reports.
      She appeared in Real Housewives of Cheshire alongside her mum Dawn and former footballer dad Ashley Ward.
      Taylor, 24, was once linked to City legend Sergio Aguero, before she began dating Mahrez – who popped the question with a £400,000 ring in 2021 on a romantic holiday in Mykonos.
      Last year they welcomed a daughter together called Mila.
      Isabel Haugseng Johansen/Erling Haaland
      Isabel Haugseng Johansen is the reported girlfriend of Erling Haaland
      Haaland met Isabel when he played for ByrneCredit: Alamy
      The pair, who keep their relationship hush-hush, were recently spotted in London’s West End together.
      The 19-year-old brunette is a footballer herself, having played for Byrne in Norway where she met hotshot Haaland.
      The pair grew up together at the club’s academy and it’s believed they began dating during his time at Dortmund.
      Sara Arfaoui/Ilkay Gundogan
      Sara Arfaoui sparked fury when she slammed the Manchester restaurant sceneCredit: Instagram
      Ilkay Gundogan and Sara married in 2022
      Italian model Sara, 28, met Man City star Ilkay Gundogan in 2021.
      They were engaged later that year, before marrying last year in a private ceremony.
      Sara was born in France but moved to Italy when she was young, where she worked as a TV presenter.
      She once sparked fury when she called the Manchester restaurant scene “horrible”.
      Georgina Irwin/Aaron Ramsdale
      Georgina Irwin is a flight attendant and has worked for British Airways
      Aaron Ramsdale and Irwin got engaged last year
      Georgina, 27, met goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale in 2019, and they have since become engaged.
      The blonde stunner is a flight attendant who has worked with British Airways.
      She has since become a huge favourite on social media and boasts over 18,000 followers.
      Georgina loves travelling – often sharing glam photos lapping up the sun at go-to destinations like Miami Beach or Tulum in Mexico.
      Vlada Zinchenko/Oleksandr Zinchenko
      Vlada Zinchenko is now an avid Arsenal fan after her husband moved to the Gunners from Man CityCredit: Instagram
      Vlada is a TV reporter for the Ukraine’s Premier League coverageCredit: Instagram
      Beautiful Vlada, 27,  is a TV presenter and journalist in Ukraine for their Premier League coverage.
      Back in 2020, she caused a stir when she criticised Pep Guardiola’s tactics following a shock Champions League elimination to Lyon.
      But since her husband swapped City for Arsenal, she’s become an avid Mikel Arteta fan.
      Don’t expect her to get booed by the home support.
      Gabrielle Figueredo/Gabriel
      Brazilian beauty Gabrielle Figueredo shows off her amazing bikini body
      Figueredo is married to Arsenal ace GabrielCredit: Instagram
      Gabrielle, 25, was born in Rio de Janeiro, and comes from a religious family.
      But that hasn’t stopped her from pursuing a career in modelling – often showing off her curves in an array of bikinis on social media.
      Gabrielle has her own fashion brand and is a make-up and beauty expert.
      She is popular on Instagram – having amassed over 100,000 followers.
      Milly Adams/Ben White
      Milly Adams is a model from Hertfordshire
      Adams is engaged to Arsenal defender Ben White
      Last summer, romantic White got down on one to propose to goddess Milly, 25.
      A model from Hertfordshire, she graduated from Nottingham Trent University.
      Their whirlwind romance began last year, when they showed their love for one another with matching ‘I Love You’ wrist tattoos.
      Her Instagram is full of adventure and romantic getaways with the defender.
      Tolamo Benson/Bukayo Saka
      Tolami Benson is Bukayo Saka’s rpeorted girlfriendCredit: Instagram
      Benson joined Saka at the World Cup in Qatar to cheer him onCredit: PA
      Saka is believed to be in a relationship with Tolami Benson, who at 22 is one year old than her footballer beau.
      The pair are thought to have started dating in late 2020 but have kept their relationship secret until recently.

      They do not share pictures of them together, and don’t even follow each other on social media.
      However, she was spotted alongside Three Lions Wags in Qatar for last year’s World Cup. More

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      I was left out of England squad so flew to Miami on holiday – it ended in a £20,000 fine thanks to British Airways

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      GABBY AGBONLAHOR has revealed he was once fined £20,000 after flying to Miami having missed out on an England call-up.The former Aston Villa forward, 36, earned three caps for his country during his 13-year career.
      Gabby Agbonlahor played three times for EnglandCredit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
      But after not making one of the England squads between 2012 and 2015, he decided to use the international break to fly to Florida.
      He jetted off to America with team-mate Jordan Bowery, only for disaster to strike when their returning flight was delayed.
      Speaking on talkSPORT, he said: “Under Paul Lambert [Villa manager at the time], I went to Miami. I went with a man called Jordan Bowery, who’s at Mansfield now. On the way back we got to the airport and our flight was delayed.
      “Our flight was landing at Heathrow at 6:30am and we had to be at training for nine. It’s only an hour 40 minute drive but there was no room for delay… it was delayed for four hours.
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      “We were working out the times, knowing we weren’t going to make it, so we were thinking of excuses.
      “But I was like, do you know what, I get on with Paul Lambert, I’m just going to be honest and say the flight was delayed.”
      And it turned out to be an extortionately expensive flight delay for the Villa star.
      Agbonlahor continued: “Anyway, we got to training at 12pm and it had started at 10, the players were walking off the training pitch. But Paul was just laughing saying ‘it’s going to be an expensive one’.
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      “It cost me £10,000 in cash and £10,000 out my wages. It was less for Jordan as he was on less. All because of British Airways.
      “But because I was a senior pro and got on with the gaffer well [it was fine], but if I was a young lad like Jordan I’d have been nervous. But yeah, that was a funny story.”
      Agbonlahor never received another cap for England – the last of which came in 2009.
      He was called up to the squad by Fabio Capello in 2011 but did not feature. More