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MARK HALSEY reckons VAR is damaging the integrity and worldwide brand of the Premier League. West Ham have called for the video ref system to be scrapped after one season following a series of controversial decisions this term. Mark Halsey reckons VAR is damaging the Premier League’s integrityCredit: Getty Images – Getty Hammers chief David […] More
MICHAIL ANTONIO summed up — much more politely than most — how everyone at West Ham feels about VAR following our win over Chelsea. He said: “I really dislike VAR, I really dislike it. This season so many things have not gone our way.” Michail Antonio was ruled offside Tomas Soucek’s goal was chalked off […] More
IT has been 105 days since West Ham last played a football match. In those missing 151,200 minutes, a staggering amount of changes have taken place — both on and off the football pitch. West Ham are gearing up for football to return to the London Stadium All our lives have been altered one way […] More
PREMIER LEAGUE VAR officials may have to quit their Stockley Park matchday base when football returns. Games behind-closed-doors are a certainty whenever the green light is given. Mike Riley pictured overseeing the Premier League VAR hub at Stockley Park in actionCredit: Getty Images – Getty ⚠️ Read our coronavirus in sport live blog for the […] More
REFEREE Martin Atkinson ruefully recalls when VAR was the biggest issue in English football. But with his wife and brother at the NHS frontline in this coronavirus crisis, the Premier League whistler does not need a second opinion about what is most important. Martin Atkinson’s wife and brother are both on the NHS frontline of […] More
THE Premier League is happy with how VAR is working in its first season compared to the likes of Italy, Spain and the MLS. VAR was introduced into Serie A in 2016/17, the MLS in 2017 and LaLiga in 2018/19 before the Premier League brought it in for the current campaign. The Premier League is […] More
THERE is only one reason the Premier League is not allowing referees to look at on-field monitors. My understanding from speaking to officials within the game is that PGMOL chief Mike Riley has a bee in his bonnet about the amount of time it takes to review incidents on screens. At Tottenham, experienced ref Michael […] More
IT was clear AND obvious — VAR had its worst day yet. Chelsea boss Frank Lampard spoke for players, coaches and fans when he said the latest terrible decision from officials at Stockley Park raised a “huge question mark” about the system. Tottenham’s Lo Celso was not red carded despite a horror stamp on the […] More
