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 The Independent UK · Nov 23, 2023
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. International Business Times UK · Nov 23, 2023
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’ The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2023
Howard Webb offers final verdict on Newcastle-Arsenal VAR controversy PGMOL boss addresses saga as full VAR footage revealed Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2023
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 The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2023
Premier League panel confirms VAR made correct decision to award Newcastle's goal against Arsenal Mikel Arteta hit out at "disgrace" following controversial loss at St James' Park Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2023
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 were criticised by Manchester United as well after a Champions League defeat The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023
Premier League managers want VARs to be assigned to specific refereeing teams Premier League managers are lobbying for video assistant referees to be permanently assigned to expanded five-person refereeing squads The Guardian - UK · Nov 8, 2023
Arsenal: How Mikel Arteta rage at VAR 'disgrace' will affect Gunners squad The manager may be "sick" at perceived injustice but his rant will help create a siege mentality ahead of a big week Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2023
Arsenal statement backs Mikel Arteta over ‘unacceptable errors’ in VAR row Arsenal have released a stinging statement in support of Mikel Arteta’s attack on VAR following their controversial Premier League defeat at Newcastle The Guardian - UK · Nov 5, 2023
VARs at centre of Liverpool error return to duty this weekend Darren England and Daniel Cook will have roles in the matches at Brentford and Sheffield United respectively. The National (Scotland) · Oct 17, 2023
Darren England, referee of Tottenham-Liverpool VAR debacle, returns to the Premier League Darren England and Daniel Cook will have roles in the matches at Brentford and Sheffield United respectively The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023
VARs at centre of Liverpool error returning to duty this weekend Darren England and Daniel Cook will have roles in the matches at Brentford and Sheffield United respectively. The Independent UK · Oct 17, 2023
Release VAR audio of decision to disallow Scotland's goal against Spain, UEFA told UEFA have been called on to release audio recordings between match officials after a hugely controversial decision saw Scotland disallowed a… The National (Scotland) · Oct 13, 2023
The Independent UK · Oct 11, 2023 Howard Webb disappointed by VAR failure to correct ‘clear error’ on offside goal Miscommunication between officials led to Luiz Diaz’s goal being wrongly ruled out for offside in Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat at Tottenham.
Evening Standard · Oct 10, 2023 Howard Webb addresses VAR controversy after Liverpool’s loss to Tottenham Fallout continues after “significant human error”
The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2023 Newly-introduced VAR guidelines to be in use in the Premier League this weekend Miscommunication between the VAR and the referee led to a Luis Diaz goal being wrongly disallowed for offside.
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023 Nothing’s changed with VAR, says Gareth Southgate The England boss says off-field decision-making process has not done anything to resolve controversial refereeing decisions.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023 There will never be no wrong VAR calls – but is having refs in charge the right one? Audio-based fallout from Spurs v Liverpool has left two officials sidelined and two non-referees emerging with credit
The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023 PGMOL rejects Ben Foster’s claim that referees pressured Sky Sports into VAR cover-up The former Premier League goalkeeper claimed Sky Sports producers were under ‘direct orders’ not to show the Luis Diaz goal in detail during the live programme
Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2023 Check complete: The VAR experiment in football has failed - it’s time to bin it The technology has made watching and following football immeasurably wors
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023 Gary Neville responds after Jurgen Klopp calls for Liverpool replay: ‘That’s madness’ Liverpool manager Klopp said a replay would be the ‘right thing to do’ after Luis Diaz’s goal was wrongly disallowed for offside in the 2-1 defeat at Tottenham
Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2023 How VAR will change after shambolic Tottenham vs Liverpool controversy Referees' body, the PGMOL, have vowed to change their communication protocols to prevent another embarrassing VAR blunder.
The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023 Key questions answered surrounding the review of how VAR is used in English game Audio related to the error was released on Tuesday evening.
The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023 That’s wrong Daz – panicked VAR recording of Luis Diaz disallowed goal released The decision in Saturday’s game between Tottenham and Liverpool has put VAR firmly under the spotlight.