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      Landmark VAR moment at Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace as fans left stunned by extremely rare refereeing decision

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      FANS were left stunned by a rare refereeing decision during Aston Villa’s win over Crystal Palace.Referee Darren England was involved in a landmark VAR moment during the dramatic clash on Saturday.
      Darren England stuck with his decision after consulting the VAR monitorCredit: PA
      England had pointed to the penalty spot after he deemed that Villa striker Ollie Watkins had been fouled by Chris Richards.
      However, he was then called over to the pitchside monitor following a VAR check to review his decision.
      Following a lengthy stoppage, though, England opted to stick with his on-field decision, much to the surprise of fans inside the stadium and at home.
      England’s call marked the first time this season that a Premier League referee has gone against VAR and stuck with his decision.
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      Reacting to the incident, one fan tweeted: “Darren England sent to the monitor by his VAR team and sticks with his original decision. Only Palace.”
      Another added: “Finally a referee who sticks with his decision when incompetent VAR tries to overrule. Fair-play Darren England.”
      A third supporter also commented: “I need to hear the 5 minute long conversation Darren England had with the VAR immediately.”
      Meanwhile, one more wrote: “Can’t remember the last time a ref didn’t overturn a VAR screen review… Had to be Darren England against us didn’t it.”
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      Once the penalty was finally taken, Douglas Luiz scored from 12 yards to give Villa the lead deep into stoppage time.
      Leon Bailey then made it 3-1 in the 11th added minute to complete the scoring and seal a comeback win for the hosts.
      Palace had been ahead as late as the 87th minute following Odsonne Edouard’s opener.
      However, they were pegged back by Jhon Duran before the stoppage time drama saw Villa claim all three points.
      VAR had reviewed the decision to award Aston Villa a penaltyCredit: Reuters More

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      Watch moment shocking brawl breaks out as football stars chase and attack referee who turns around and throws PUNCHES

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      A REFEREE who was attacked by players has been caught on camera turning around throwing punches back.Footage of the incident shows the shocking brawl breaking out during a football match.
      Footage showed the shocking moment a referee threw punches at playersCredit: TIM
      The incident occurred during a match in IndiaCredit: TIM
      Players can be seen chasing the referee before he fights back against his attackers.
      The incident occurred during a match in the Tripura State League, taking place in Agartala, India.
      Triveni Sangha Club and Ramakrishna Sangha Club had been playing on September 13 when the unsavoury scenes occurred.
      Referee Tinku Dey was met with a furious reaction from the Triveni players after showing a red card.
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      He was chased and struck by one of the players before retaliating by hitting two of the footballers.
      Club staff and other officials then separate the referee and players in an attempt to cool the situation.
      Footage of the brawl shows that tempers continued to flare despite the interventions of others before eventually being resolved.
      “It is an unexpected incident that has occurred,” Tripura Football Association President Pranab Sarkar told media.
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      “On the pitch, there was uproar about the referee’s judgement. The players raised their hands at the referee.
      “The referee then thrashed them. This has been brought to our attention. We’ll meet in two or three days to decide on the whole matter.”
      Players had attacked the referee after he showed a red cardCredit: TIM More

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      FA disclose reason Virgil van Dijk was so fuming with red card at Newcastle as referee notes are revealed

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      VIRGIL VAN DIJK did not accept he deserved a red card at Newcastle – because he had got away with a similar tackle a week earlier.Liverpool skipper van Dijk will serve an extra one-match ban against Wolves on Saturday for his reaction after being dismissed for bringing down Toon striker Alexander Isak.
      Virgil van Dijk has been given an extra one match banCredit: Rex
      Van Dijk picked up a red card against Newcastle for a tackle on Alexander IsakCredit: Reuters
      And the full written reasons of the FA commission where Dutch defender van Dijk admitted his misconduct charge – also leading to a £100,000 fine – show the Liverpool skipper felt he was the victim of inconsistent officiating.
      But van Dijk WOULD have been hit with a second extra game and additional £50,000 were it not for his clean disciplinary record.
      While there was dispute between Liverpool and the FA over whether the player was calling referee John Brooks “an absolute f***ing joke” – or merely showing his anger at the decision, the commission deemed that immaterial.
      In his submissions to the commission, van Dijk confirmed he had “immediately” apologised to both Brooks and fourth official Craig Pawson in the St James’ Park tunnel at the end of the game.
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      Van Dijk said: “Mr Brooks and Mr Pawson accepted my apology and acknowledged that they understood the emotion of the game had been a significant factor.”
      On his behalf, Liverpool, though, explained: “The player wishes to convey that his frustration arose from his genuine belief that his tackle on Alexander Isak was a fair challenge and not a foul. 
      “In our discussions with the player about the incident, he has explained to us that he did the same or a very similar tackle against Dominic Solanke during the match against Bournemouth the week before and that tackle was not deemed a foul. 
      “This seemingly inconsistent approach contributed to the player’s frustration.”
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      Liverpool added: “He is adamant that he did not call the Referee a ‘f***ing joke’ and that he was referring to the referee’s decision and the subsequent decision by the VAR not to overturn the decision when he said ‘absolute f***ing joke’.”
      Although Liverpool pointed out that van Dijk was awaiting VAR confirmation of Brooks’ call before leaving the pitch, he was found to have ignored orders to go off “for approximately 15 seconds”.
      John Brooks was the man who gave van Dijk his marching ordersCredit: Alamy
      The Liverpool defender vented his frustration at Brooks regarding the decisionCredit: Reuters
      The three-man commission of Bradley Pritchard, former Sheffield United striker Tony Agana and Mick Kearns explained: “This contributed to the prolonged nature of the incident.
      “We further noted the impact of the actions used by Virgil van Dijk. 
      “Despite the clear frustration he felt at the time, it was inappropriate to display it in the manner he did; specifically his body language and hand gestures towards the referee. 
      “This was further exacerbated upon leaving the field of play when he continued to protest to the fourth official on the touchline, and only ceasing when his manager intervened. 
      “Such actions are highly inappropriate and avoidable. His actions and words fell significantly short of the core principles of behaviour.”
      Explaining the punishment, the commission ruled to accept the FA’s “starting point” of a two match ban and £150,000 fine, reducing the sentence because of van Dijk’s admission of the charge and previous good record.
      Jurgen Klopp will be without van Dijk in the Premier League until Liverpool’s clash with West Ham on September 24Credit: Alamy More

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      Bizarre moment keeper catches ball outside box and doesn’t even get BOOKED as fans say ‘one normal day is all I ask for’

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      FANS have been left perplexed after a goalkeeper caught the ball outside his area and didn’t even get a yellow card.The bizarre incident occurred in the National League as York hosted Boreham Wood.

      Boreham Wood goalkeeper Nathan Ashmore picked up the ball outside his penalty area in strange scenes
      35 minutes into the match with York 1-0 up, visiting keeper Nathan Ashmore stood a couple of yards outside his penalty area and casually caught a misplaced long ball.
      Rugby League team York Knights also play at LNER Community Stadium and perhaps the stopper was confused by a faint line on the pitch left from the other sport and believed he was in his box.
      Somehow, Ashmore was let off the hook by Michael Barlow with the referee not even getting out a booking.
      York were instead only awarded a free-kick with Boreham Wood admitting in their match report that he “could have seen a straight red card”.
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      Fans were left baffled by the situation, one said: “This is sensational stuff. Not even a yellow card.
      A second reacted: “One normal day of the Vanarama National League is all I ask for.”
      More commented: “The key is to always look really confused after you’ve done it. Will always get away with it.”
      Another was more sympathetic, writing: “Don’t get me wrong it’s still a horrific blunder but the rugby lines doing him no favours there.”
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      The game finished in a 2-2 draw.
      It’s not the only refereeing controversy from the weekend after a clash between Scunthorpe and Buxton was abandoned just minutes from the full-time whistle due to a waterlogged pitch.
      And supporters were left as equally baffled by an official’s choice to send off a Halifax player after both appeared to accidentally hit each other in the face. More

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      Football history made as referee Clattenburg has yellow card Uno reversed in brilliant Sidemen charity match moment

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      MARK CLATTENBURG made history by reversing a yellow card during yesterday’s Sidemen charity match.The former Premier League official took charge of the much-anticipated game for a second year on the bounce.
      Max Fosh Uno-reversed Mark Clattenburg’s yellow cardCredit: YouTube/Sidemen
      The match being for charity did not mean that Clattenburg, 48, left his cards at home.
      With the Sidemen 6-4 up against the YouTube All-Stars in the 78th minute, Max Fosh fouled Simon Minter.
      Clattenburg promptly went over to caution Fosh.
      The whistler got his yellow card out… only to be Uno reversed.
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      Fosh, 28, cheekily pulled out an Uno reverse card of his own, with Clattenburg subsequently withdrawing his booking.
      The match was watched by a capacity 60,000 crowd at the London Stadium.
      And a further 2.5million people tuned in at home on YouTube.
      Many of the hordes watching loved Fosh’s unique moment.
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      Accompanied by a laughing emoji, one fan wrote: “My man Fosh uno reversed Clattenburg.”
      While a second joked: “Can’t believe Premier League players never tried this.”
      A third quipped: “Max Fosh just Uno-Reversed Mark Clattenburg for a yellow card and it worked, what am I watching.”
      Another added: “No way Max Fosh has just Uno Reversed Mark Clattenburg.”
      The Sidemen triumphed 8-5 in the dramatic match in East London.
      A huge amount of money was raised for Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM), youth charity Teenage Cancer Trust and wish-granting charity, Rays of Sunshine.
      Within just two hours, the game had raised £2.4million for various good causes. More

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      Fans baffled by worst ‘refereeing decision ever’ as Halifax star is sent off after being ‘CLOTHESLINED’ by official

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      FOOTBALL fans have been left baffled after Halifax player Luke Summerfield was sent off despite being “CLOTHESLINED” by the referee.The incident took place midway through Halifax’s 1-1 draw with Southend in the National League.
      Referee Paul Marsden struck Luke Summerfield in the face with his wayward arm
      The midfielder went to push the ref’s arm away but accidentally hit him back
      Summerfield received a red card for his actions
      With the ball trickling out of play referee Paul Marsden signalled for a Halfiax throw-in, but his wayward arm appeared to catch Summerfield in the face.
      The veteran midfielder, 35, went to push the ref’s arm away and accidentally caught Marsden in the face too, before going down to ground after appearing to have been poked in the eye.
      Despite his injury Summerfield received his marching orders, leaving Shaymen boss Chris Millington furious.
      He complained after the match: “I just don’t get it. The referee’s probably not helped himself by just going to his pocket immediately, he’s not really given himself any time to make such a big decision.
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      “Luke Summerfield was clotheslined by him, he’s been hit in the windpipe and he’s flinched, and the referee thinks that that flinch is an attack on him.
      “It’s absolutely clear from the footage I’ve just been shown that it isn’t that.
      “We know there’s not a player in this squad who would verbally abuse a referee let alone physically abuse a referee and then when you take it to the next level, Luke Summerfield is the least likely person I’ve ever met to do either of those things.
      “The ref’s made a big mistake, and massively impacted the game, but hopefully he’ll learn from it and we won’t experience that when he’s here the next time.”
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      Fans were equally confused by the ref’s call with one describing it as the “comfortably one of the worst decisions I’ve ever seen”.
      Another fan said: “That’s a joke and he shouldn’t referee again this season.”
      A third wrote: “Referees are trying to start a civil war this season.”
      And another commented: “Worst decision I have seen. Ref needs to stop reffing altogether. Farcial decision.” More

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      Virgil van Dijk has Liverpool ban extended and fined £100k after calling ref ‘f***ing joke’ following Newcastle red card

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      VIRGIL VAN DIJK has been slapped with a £100,000 fine while seeing his Premier League ban extended for his outburst against match officials.The defender was sent off in the 29th minute of Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Newcastle.
      Virgil van Dijk has been handed an extended ban and fine for his outburst during the Newcastle gameCredit: Rex
      Van Dijk was upset as his sending off by referee John BrooksCredit: Rex
      Van Dijk was judged to deny Toon ace Alexander Isak a goalscoring opportunity when he fouled him on the edge of the area, seeing the 32-year-old handed a straight red card.
      However, the Reds captain was left fuming with the decision and took it up directly with referee John Brooks and fourth official Craig Pawson – with footage from the exchange revealed to the public.
      The X-rated rant saw Van Dijk label the decision a “f***ing joke” before continuing his complaints while heading down the tunnel at St James’ Park.
      Van Dijk missed Liverpool’s final Premier League outing – a 3-0 win over Aston Villa – before the International break.
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      But he will now also miss their first game back against Wolves on September 16, with Liverpool sitting third in the league after taking ten points from a possible 12.
      An FA statement confirmed Van Dijk had been charged with improper conduct, landing him an additional game ban and £100,000 fine.
      It read: “The defender admitted that he acted in an improper manner and used abusive and insulting words towards a match official after being sent off in the 29th minute.
      “The sanctions were subsequently imposed by an independent Regulatory Commission.
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      “Full written reasons for this case will be published in due course.”
      Following the decision, Van Dijk released a statement on social media.
      He said: “I’d just like to make clear I totally accept the panel’s decision.
      “It was the first red card of my Liverpool career and I let my frustrations get the better of me in an intense and heated moment.
      “I apologised immediately after the game to the match officials and take full responsibility.”
      He continued: “Time to move forward now.
      “I will continue supporting the team in every way I can.”
      Van Dijk also admitted he deserved his red card when speaking to reporters over the International break, but insisted the move was out of character.
      He said: “That was not typical for me.
      “But it was the red card anyway. I’ve never got one before at Liverpool, and I think only about four times in my entire career. But apart from that I still started the season well.”
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      Van Dijk played the full duration of the Netherlands EURO 2024 qualifier against Greece, a clash they won 3-0.
      He will be expected to feature once again when Oranje take on Ireland on September 10. More

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      Newly-released audio reveals how VAR convinced ref Taylor to overturn Kai Havertz’s penalty shout in Arsenal vs Man Utd

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      AUDIO of the decision to overturn a penalty awarded to Kai Havertz during Arsenals’ victory over Manchester United has been released.The audio and video footage was released as part of the new Match Officials: Mic’d Up show on Sky Sports.
      Havertz was awarded a penalty initially for a perceived foul by Aaron Wan BissakaCredit: Getty
      But VAR intervened to overturn the decisionCredit: Rex

      The programme sees PGMOL chief Howard Webb review the weekend’s decisions alongside Michael Owen in the Sky Sports studio.
      The show sees the refs chief go through both correct and incorrect calls from the weekend in an attempt to increase transparency in the refereeing process.
      Tuesday’s show saw them break down the decision to overturn Anthony Taylor’s call to award a penalty to Kai Havertz after he was judged to have been fouled by Aaron Wan-Bissaka – with Webb concluding it was the right call.
      Webb said: “I was watching this game and thought to myself, that looks like a penalty kick. 
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      “At full speed as Kai Havertz goes between Wan-Bissaka and Casemiro. The penalty was given and we know that the VAR will always check every penalty situation.
      “It was a good use of VAR. The referee believed that Wan-Bissaka had tripped Havertz, but the video shows something quite different that there’s no actual contact initially.
      “Another step by Havertz, his leg goes into Wan-Bissaka. The VAR, really calm and concise, recognises all of that, thinks it’s a clear and obvious error. I agree. Recommends a review. We get to the right decision.”
      The man in charge of VAR that day was Australian Jared Gilette, who explained to Taylor that while on first watch it did seem as though Wan-Bissaka had tripped Havertz, replays showed that the German had let his leg trail – and initiated the contact as he went down.
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      After Gilette explained his view to on-field referee Taylor, the decision was overturned and a drop-ball was given to restart play.
      There was also VAR controversy late on as Alejandro Garnacho’s 88th minute strike was ruled out for a tight offside.
      The goal would have put United 2-1 up and possibly secured all three points for Erik Ten Hag’s side. Instead, Declan Rice struck a dramatic 96th minute winner for the Gunners before Gabriel Jesus scored a third to seal the win for Arsenal. More