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THIS IS the crazy moment a Spanish footballer saw his sending off changed to a yellow card by VAR – only for him to clash with an opposing player and receive another red moments later. Fuenlabrada were hosting Girona in a second tier game in Spain and trailed 1-0 after Cristhian Stuani opened the scoring. […] More
RALPH HASENHUTTL fumed at the “joke” VAR failure which ruined the winter break for Southampton. The Saints boss was livid Spurs defender Japhet Tanganga’s “clear handball” in the penalty area was not checked by video ref Jonathan Moss. Ralph Hasenhuttl raged at VAR after a Tanganga handball was not checkedCredit: Reuters It cost his side […] More
FANS were insistent Gabriel Jesus should have been able to retake his saved penalty against Sheffield United – but here’s the reason he wasn’t able to. Despite Blades goalkeeper Dean Henderson clearly being off the line when he blocked the shot, VAR did not intervene and instead left it to the referee. Dean Henderson saves […] More
WILFRIED ZAHA has avoided FA action for his eye-poke on Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse. The simmering bad blood between the pair boiled over on the stroke of half-time as Saints stunned Selhurst Park with their 2-0 win. Wilfried Zaha will face no further action after he appeared to poke James Ward-Prowse in the eye Zaha and […] More
PREMIER LEAGUE referee Paul Tierney made history by being the first to consult the pitch side monitor before making a decision. The experienced whistler showed Norwich defender Ben Godfrey a red card after consulting the screen on 76 minutes. Paul Tierney made history by being the first Premier League ref to check the pitch side […] More
HAMZA CHOUDHURY blasted VAR and said he would join in with Leicester fans who mocked the new technology. Fed-up Foxes supporters chanted “It’s not football anymore” after the Video Assistant Referee wiped out THREE ‘goals’ for Brendan Rodgers’ side and a Southampton penalty. Hamza Choudhury claims VAR is ruining footballCredit: Getty – Contributor Jamie Vardy, […] More
SHEFFIELD UNITED’S win over West Ham was overshadowed by another VAR storm as Robert Snodgrass’ dramatic injury-time equaliser was ruled out. Declan Rice won the ball in the Blades half to allow his Scottish team-mate to make it 1-1 in the dying seconds. Declan Rice was ruled to have handled the ball as he challenged […] More
VAR kicked off the new year as it ended the last by sparking absolute fury from disgruntled fans after Aston Villa had a goal ruled out in “ridiculous” circumstances. Jack Grealish thought he’d given the Villans the lead early in their New Year’s Day clash with Burnley. Aston Villa had a goal ruled out with […] More
