Everton lodged a formal complaint with the Premier League over the decision not to award a penalty to the home side following what appeared to be a clear handball by Rodri. On Saturday evening, Everton hosted Manchester City at Goodison Park in what turned out to be a lot closer match than many had anticipated. […]
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The VAR had a direct impact on 128 goals or situations in the Premier League in the 2020-21 season. But how will VAR fare in the upcoming 2021-22 season? And who will be the beneficiary of the best and worst decisions? This season, the VAR has been called to investigate 78 goals or situations. Brighton […]
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Coaches and players competing in Cameroon’s AFCON have urged referees to use VAR more effectively and avoid the expensive blunders that marred Mali’s 1-0 win over Tunisia on Wednesday. Despite the Confederation of African Football’s explanation that referee Janny Sikazwe was suffering from “heat stroke and extreme dehydration” after his string of errors overshadowed Mali’s […]
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Coach Thomas Tuchel of Chelsea and Ralph Hasenhuttl of Southampton have a couple of reasons not to forgive Video Assistant Referee Mike Dean over the outcome of their league game on Saturday. The two clubs met at Stamford Bridge to play their 7th Premier League game of the season and VAR Dean almost took over […]
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The manager of Arsenal football club, Mikel Arteta has agitated against the Video Assistant Referee after his team suffered a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Everton at the Emirates Stadium on Friday. Arsenal outplayed Everton in the Premier League game in which Mikel Arteta and his boys had 60 percent of the ball possession […]
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Sheffield United manager, Chris Wilder has indirectly given up on the club’s relegation battle as he furiously stated that the Premier League would not have to put up with the club much longer. The coach who said this after Sheffield United’s 1-0 defeat in the hands of Fulham on Saturday, February 20, alleged that United […]
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The video assistant referee (VAR) has remained one of the biggest and most controversial innovation in football as far as the digitization of the game is concerned. Most critics believe that the system has affected the beauty of the game negatively and it is gradually removing the human face in the sport. But David Elleray, […]
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Chelsea’s coach, Frank Lampard is not too excited that his team did not score any goal at Old Trafford despite having the opportunity to do so if the Video Assistant Referee had worked in the club’s favor. Lampard led Chelsea to Old Trafford on Saturday to play against Manchester United that have been suffering a […]
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The manager of FC Barcelona, Ronald Koeman has blamed the Video Assistant Referee for the club’s defeat to Real Madrid on Saturday’s El Clasico. The Dutch tactician believes that the game changed for Real Madrid after the VAR awarded them a penalty in the 63rd minute. Real Madrid‘s visit to Camp Nou on Saturday looked […]
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The manager of Liverpool football club, Jurgen Klopp, is not a happy man right now not just because his team dropped a point against Everton but because he lost his best defender, Virgil van Dijk, to injury. Recall that Liverpool met with Everton for this season’s first Merseyside derby which ended 2-2 at Goodison Park. […]
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