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‘VAR is a Luton fan’: Nottingham Forest hit out at penalty decisions after defeat

Nottingham Forest criticised the video assistant referee over three decisions after their 2-0 defeat to Everton and their manager Nuno Espírito Santo said: ‘It has been a while for poor decisions against us’

The Guardian - UK

Furious Nottingham Forest claim VAR for Everton defeat 'is a Luton fan’ and demand answers from PGMOL

Forest had three penalty claims turned down at Goodison Park

Evening Standard

Premier League weekend awards: Arsenal’s stinginess is a work of art

From Kevin De Bruyne’s match-winning performance to VAR controversies, we hand out honors (and dishonors) from the top-flight weekend

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‘Is this really what football wants?’: Wolves chairman piles in on VAR ruling

Wolves’ anger over a disallowed equaliser has prompted Jeff Shi to urge the Premier League and PGMOL to act to ‘uphold the integrity of the competition’

The Guardian - UK

Paul Tierney lands VAR role but PGMOL denies it is punishment for referee

Paul Tierney will not referee a Premier League game this weekend but will be on VAR duty for Arsenal v Brentford

The Guardian - UK

Forest want answers from PGMOL after error in buildup to Liverpool winner

Nottingham Forest are seeking answers from Professional Game Match Officials Limited after being left incensed by the buildup to Darwin Núñez’s 99th-minute winner for Liverpool

The Guardian - UK

Clubs blaming officials for defeats is childish and dangerous

Nottingham Forest say they will write to PGMOL, the body that governs the officiating of Premier League games, after Ivan Toney’s controversial goal. To what end?

The Guardian - US

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I’ve never understood why anyone would want to be a referee. Now I do

Spending a day at the PGMOL training camp helps to show why match officials enjoy what they do despite it appearing at times to be a thankless task

The Guardian - UK

More referees set for top-level postings as PGMOL looks to increase diversity

Rebecca Welch became the first woman to referee a Premier League match over Christmas.

The Independent UK

FourFourTwo Alternative awards: the winners and losers of 2023

What a year it's been – the FourFourTwo team get their imaginary tuxedos on and dish out the prizes for the last 12 months of football

FourFourTwo

‘Trailblazer’ Rebecca Welch breaks new ground as Premier League referee

Forty-year-old set to become league’s first female referee and her appearance may have a welcome effect of lessening abuse

The Guardian - UK

Rebecca Welch to become first woman to referee Premier League game

Rebecca Welch will become the first female referee for a Premier League game when she takes charge of Fulham’s match against Burnley on 23 December

The Guardian - UK

Football dissent rules lead to more yellow cards but less confrontation

Tougher rules on dissent, introduced by football authorities last summer, have sparked a drastic rise in yellow cards but a reduction in on-field confrontation

The Guardian - UK

What is VAR, how does it work and what are the biggest problems?

VAR continued to be a hot topic throughout the Premier League season, leading to the PGMOL coming under increasing pressure while Uefa’s officials have also been criticised for their handling

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Arsenal fans fume at referee decisions in Aston Villa loss – ‘The league doesn’t want us to win’

The Gunners went down 1-0 to Villa and supporters were furious that a penalty claim was turned down and Kai Havertz’s late equliser was ruled out

The Independent UK

What is VAR, how does it work and what are the biggest problems?

VAR continues to be a hot topic in the Premier League week on week, leading to the PGMOL coming under increasing pressure while Uefa’s officials have also been criticised

The Independent UK

What is VAR, how does it work and what are the biggest problems?

VAR continues to be a hot topic in the Premier League week on week, leading to the PGMOL coming under increasing pressure while Uefa’s officials have also been criticised

The Guardian - UK

Abbas Khan: the trailblazing football official striving to break down barriers

Assistant referee welcomes work done to diversify the game and explains what clubs can do to further assist Muslims

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The Independent UK

What is VAR, how does it work and what are the biggest problems?

VAR continues to be a hot topic in the Premier League week on week, leading to the PGMOL coming under increasing pressure while Uefa’s officials have also been criticised

The Guardian - UK

Sin-bins to be trialled at higher levels of football after grassroots success

The use of sin-bins is to be expanded in football, part of a series of measures designed to help protect referees from abuse

Evening Standard

VAR powers could be extended as IFAB meet in London for talks

VAR could be allowed to make decisions over corners, free-kicks and yellow cards

The Independent UK

What is VAR, how does it work and what are the biggest problems?

Wolves continue to feel aggrieved after more controversial decisions in their loss to Fulham, leading to the PGMOL coming under increasing pressure while Uefa’s officials have also been criticised

The Independent UK

What is VAR, how does it work and what are the biggest problems?

PGMOL are coming under increasing pressure for domestic incidents while Uefa’s officials have also been criticised

International Business Times UK

The FA Set To Give Stronger Punishments To Premier League Managers That Speak Negatively Of Referees

Recent comments by Premier League bosses, Mikel Arteta and Roberto De Zerbi, have brought greater attention to how referees are spoken of and treated.

The Guardian - UK

Howard Webb urges VAR officials to intervene more often on soft penalties

VAR officials have been asked to encourage referees to review decisions involving minimal contact even if an error is not ‘clear and obvious’

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