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Antonio Conte hits out at standard of Premier League refereeing

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte suggested referees and VAR officials are letting the Premier League down and said England could follow Italy’s example to improve standards after his side’s 3-1 defeat at Arsenal. Conte was speaking after seeing Emerson ...

01 Oct 2022 at 18:34

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Bear with us and we’ll get more right – Scottish referees’ chief welcomes VAR

Scotland’s head of referees has asked fans to “bear with us” as the cinch Premiership gets used to VAR technology but promised a policy of minimum interference would help the process. Hibernian’s home game against St Johnstone on October 21 will ...

13 Oct 2022 at 18:12

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Ange Postecoglou questions why VAR teething problems were not ironed out

Celtic manager Ange Postecoglou has questioned why teething problems were not ironed out before the introduction of VAR in Scotland. Postecoglou pleaded for Scottish football not to let the video technology become the “star of the show” ...

11 Nov 2022 at 15:47

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Football has a lot to learn from other sports on VAR – Thierry Henry

Thierry Henry is frustrated by lengthy VAR decisions he believes are draining the “joy” from football. The World Cup winner is not against the technology, but is concerned by how the speed of reviews affects the matchday experience for ...

28 Sept 2022 at 19:51

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Officials correctly interpreted handball rule in Old Firm draw – Michael Beale

Rangers boss Michael Beale believes officials correctly interpreted the handball rule “to the letter” in the Old Firm penalty incident on Monday. The fall-out from the 2-2 draw at Ibrox which kept Celtic nine points clear of the Light ...

06 Jan 2023 at 16:17

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Hampden semi-final disrupted by brief VAR failure

Scottish football’s recently-introduced VAR technology briefly failed during the Viaplay Cup semi-final between Aberdeen and Rangers. Referee Nick Walsh appeared to have trouble with the communication equipment on his arm at the ...

15 Jan 2023 at 18:22

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Wolves demand answers from referees’ chief after VAR controversy at Liverpool

Wolves have written to Howard Webb to demand an explanation for the VAR controversy at Liverpool. Boss Julen Lopetegui is still unhappy Wolves were denied victory in their 2-2 FA Cup draw at Anfield on Saturday. They were ...

10 Jan 2023 at 14:47

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VAR at the World Cup explained – how it differs from the Premier League system

VAR has played a significant part at the World Cup with a number of major calls being made by the off-field officials. From England defender Harry Maguire being denied a seemingly blatant penalty against Iran to ...

22 Nov 2022 at 19:26

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Kilmarnock boss Derek McInnes still fuming after SFA explain Celtic VAR call

Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes is not satisfied with the explanation he received over his side’s late penalty claim against Celtic and feels let down by the failure to invoke a VAR review. Joe Wright went ...

17 Jan 2023 at 18:30

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Howard Webb keen to make refereeing decisions more transparent to fans

New Premier League referees’ chief Howard Webb wants to shed more light on how decisions are reached between officials and VARs this season. Webb, who refereed the 2010 World Cup final, understands the ...

23 Dec 2022 at 22:30

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VAR and referee discussions to be aired for first time on Monday Night Football

Conversations between referees and VARs concerning some of the key incidents of the Premier League season will be aired for the first time during the next Monday Night Football programme on Sky Sports....

12 May 2023 at 14:23

Howard Webb keen to air more conversations between on-pitch officials and VARs

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Howard Webb keen to air more conversations between match officials and VARs

Referees chief Howard Webb says airing conversations between on-pitch officials and VARs concerning key Premier League incidents is likely to become a regular event. Webb talked through some of the ...

15 May 2023 at 21:51

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