EXPLAINED: 14 - The Real Truth

‘And the Oscar goes to…’: Pep Guardiola calls on referees to be more humble

After Luis Díaz’s disallowed goal against Tottenham, the Manchester City manager claimed referees play football’s ‘leading roles’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2023

VAR audio from Luis Díaz’s wrongly disallowed goal is released by PGMOL

The VAR audio from the disallowed goal for Liverpool at Tottenham has revealed that the replay operator was first to spot the embarrassing error

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2023

Communicate, educate, invest and push back: what PGMOL can do to save VAR

New measures need to be brought in by the referees’ body to ensure major errors such as Luis Díaz’s disallowed goal at Spurs are not repeated

The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023

VAR and human error combine in agonising fashion for Liverpool

Jürgen Klopp’s side were on the end of bad refereeing decisions and Joël Matip’s own goal to give Spurs victory was the final straw

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023

Joël Matip own goal gives Tottenham dramatic win over nine-man Liverpool

Liverpool had Jones and Jota sent off but battled back and looked set to earn a point before the late Joël Matip own goal in a 2-1 defeat

The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2023

Darwin Núñez and Diogo Jota fire Liverpool to win against West Ham

Goals from Mohamed Salah, Darwin Núñez and Diogo Jota gave Liverpool a 3-1 victory over West Ham, who had equalised through Jarrod Bowen

The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2023

Díaz and Salah strike as Liverpool battle back to beat Lask in Europa League

Liverpool went behind against the Austrian side Lask in Linz before fighting back to win 3-1 in their opening game of this year’s Europa League

The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2023

Andy Robertson’s late strike powers Liverpool’s fightback win at Wolves

Liverpool came from behind to earn a 3-1 win at Wolves, thanks to second-half strikes from Cody Gakpo and Andy Robertson as well as an own goal

The Guardian - UK · Sep 16, 2023

Darwin Núñez’s late double steals win for 10-man Liverpool to stun Newcastle

Darwin Núnez produced two fine finishes to deliver a shock 2-1 win at Newcastle for a Liverpool side depleted by Virgil van Dijk’s first-half dismissal

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2023

Liverpool shrug off early setback and Mac Allister red to sink Bournemouth

Liverpool overcame the concession of an early goal and the dismissal of Alexis Mac Allister to beat Bournemouth 3-1 at Anfield

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2023