Masked football fan unplugs VAR monitor as ref sent to check penalty
The match occurred on Sunday A Bundesliga 2 match between Hertha BSC and Preussen Munster was thrown into chaos on Sunday, when a masked football fan unplugged a pitchside VAR monitor just as the referee attempted to review a penalty appeal. After Munster’s Niko Koulis had appeared to bring down Michaël Cuisance in the penalty […]
1 week ago
How the Premier League table would look if every ‘VAR error’ was removed
It paints a very different picture There can be no doubt that VAR — and whether it makes football stronger — is an issue that divides football fans like no other. As well as occasionally doing its job properly, VAR has the potential to cause chaos, unrest and controversy. Overall, some teams tend to think […]
3 weeks ago
Premier League teams worst affected by VAR errors revealed
The VAR winners and losers have been revealed While fans from pretty much every Premier League side up and down the land may claim to have been worst affected by VAR this season, a definitive list of every mistake made by the video assistant system has now been revealed, as reported on by BBC Sport. […]
2 months ago
Pep Guardiola tears into VAR after disallowed Semenyo goal
The Ghanian was denied his third goal for City Pep Guardiola launched into VAR last night, in the aftermath of a controversial decision to disallow an Antoine Semenyo goal. In the 63rd minute of the clash, Semenyo looked to have scored a second for his side, flicking a header past Nick Pope in the Newcastle […]
2 months ago
Major fault with VAR set to finally be reviewed ahead of next summer’s Word Cup
VAR is set to be handed more power to intervene in matches VAR is set to become more prominent than ever at next year’s World Cup, following a meeting of the world’s football law makers. The International FA Board’s Football and Technical Advisory Panels (IFAB) — a group made up of former players, coaches and […]
5 months ago
UK supermarket to introduce ‘VAR-style’ cameras at checkouts
But will they take 3 minutes to make a simple decision? VAR-style cameras have been installed at the self-checkout area in supermarket Sainsbury’s. Introduced to deter a 20% rise in shoplifting over the last year, these new security systems show customers a video replay of their product scan if it’s done incorrectly. “Looks like that […]
11 months ago