Reviewing refereeing decisions has come a long – and increasingly unloved – way from the VAR (video assistant referee) project first trialled by FIFA in 2016. Two days earlier, Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta lashed out at “an absolute disgrace” to allow Newcastle a decisive goal after a triple-layered VAR review. His team benefited this season from a Liverpool goal being wrongly ruled out for offside due to miscommunication between the referee and video officials at a central base away from the stadium. “Significant human error,” the league officials' group acknowledged after Tottenham's 2-1 win that is still title-chasing Liverpool's only loss in the league. Jon Super/AP Arsenal have a goal disallowed during a Premier League match against Everton following a video review.

Source: Stuff November 07, 2023 23:06 UTC