Joachim Andersen has disagreed with the decisions by VAR in Denmark's 2-0 loss to Germany in the Euro 2024 round of 16 on Saturday. The Crystal Palace centre-back thought he had put the Danes ahead in the 48th minute but his effort was ruled out for offside. Few moments later, Andersen was adjudged to have committed a handball offence in the penalty area which resulted in...
Premier League clubs voted by 19-1 in favour of keeping Video Assistant Referee VAR) for the 2024-25 season. Wolverhampton Wanderers triggered a vote on the systems's use after formally submitting a resolution to the league in May. This was on the back of the West Midlands outfit claiming that VAR brought negative consequences that was damaging to football following a number of debatable calls that made...
The Algeria Football Federation (FAF) has confirmed introduction of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) technology for the 2023-24 Ligue 1 season. The president of the Algerian FA, Djahid Zefizef said a joint commission has been set up to inspect stadiums of the top-flight clubs ahead of the introduction of the technology. Meanwhile, the FAF are also working towards using the VAR for their semi-finals and final match...
Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez has heaped praises on French winger Ousmane Dembele for his performance in their hard-fought 1-0 win over Real Sociedad. After the Copa del Rey quarter-final triumph, the 43-year-old commended the former Borussia Dortmund star for his unique qualities and raved about his team’s performance against a "tough opponent". “Dembele deserves all the credit. He has the right qualities, and we try to...
With the return of club football, the Premier League released a report detailing the use of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the ongoing 2022-23 Premier League season. A five-person independent panel was set up to conduct a weekly review of the key match incidents (KMI) for all games, and it has been discovered that six of the VAR decisions were incorrect. The panel noted that...
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