Watch: VAR howlers cause controversy in Premier League
Game week six in the Premier League proved to be a nightmare for VAR and the refereeing officials as a number of high-profile mistakes cost numerous teams points. Watch the incidents here.
Game week six in the Premier League proved to be a nightmare for VAR and the refereeing officials as a number of high-profile mistakes cost numerous teams points. Watch the incidents here.
The organisation representing English football’s top-flight referees admitted on Sunday that the VAR decisions to disallow West Ham and Newcastle goals this weekend were wrong as it promised to “fully co-operate” with a Premier League review of the incidents.
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The weekend’s Premier League action presented plenty of focus on handball decisions, Leicester pulled off a shock result at Manchester City and a hugely experienced defender in Thiago Silva endured a troubled debut.
Liverpool continued their perfect start to the Premier League season with a 2-0 win over Chelsea while Tottenham also showed their prowess in front of goal.
Robert Lewandowski maintained his impressive scoring streak as Bayern Munich beat Chelsea 4-1 at the Allianz Arena to seal a 7-1 aggregate victory in their Champions League last-16 tie.
Manchester United attacker Marcus Rashford admits players don’t know what to expect from VAR after Crystal Palace were denied an equaliser in a 2-0 loss to the Red Devils on Thursday night.
Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta has admitted he is unsure of the rules regarding VAR after Eddie Nketiah was sent off during the 1-1 draw with Leicester on Tuesday.
Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has accused the VAR of favouring the same team as he hinted the system was stacked in favour of La Liga title rivals Real Madrid.
Zinedine Zidane feels his Real Madrid players deserve more respect as he is “tired” of their victories being attributed to refereeing decisions.