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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was left frustrated as what he described as a “100 per cent” penalty appeal went against the Reds in their 1-1 draw at home to Manchester City in the Premier League on Sunday. City substitute Jeremy Doku caught Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister with a high …

The third round of the 2023/24 FA Cup is scheduled for this weekend

The Gunners’ manager was left dissatisfied yet again after another controversial call went against his Arsenal side in their defeat to West Ham Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has again questioned the effectiveness of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system after the Gunners’ recent Premier League setback against their London neighbours …

Ibrahim Gusau, President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has promised to introduce the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) to the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL).    Speaking at the first retreat of the management and personnel of NPFL in Abuja, Gusau said the federation would begin the process of implementing …

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) discussed a range of issues surrounding the laws of the game at a meeting on Tuesday, with a view to implementing them full-time in football in the UK. Focussing on how officials use VAR, implementing sin bins for cynical fouls and how to best …

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta had no complaints about VAR this weekend after watching the Gunners beat Burnley 3-1 at the Emirates on Saturday. Following his side’s 1-0 loss against Newcastle United at St. James’ Park last Saturday, which featured a controversial winner scored by Anthony Gordon, Arteta said that he …

Arsenal are not the only team unhappy with VAR this weekend. Celta Vigo striker Iago Aspas angrily threw a pitchside monitor to the ground after a late penalty decision for the Galicians was overturned against Sevilla in LaLiga on Saturday. Aspas had set up Swedish centre-back Carl Starfelt to give …

Liverpool were frustrated in their attempts to bounce back after last weekend’s controversial defeat to Tottenham in north London, but the Reds had to settle for a point at Brighton following a late Lewis Dunk equaliser. Simon Adingra gave Brighton the lead on 20 minutes after Alexis Mac Allister was …

Paul Merson has laid into former Premier League referee Mike Dean, amid a heated discussion over the VAR controversy of last weekend’s game between Tottenham and Liverpool. The Reds had what would have been the opening goal wrongly ruled out for offside as they lost 2-1 at Spurs, with manager …

England manager Gareth Southgate has admitted he is not a fan of VAR after Saturday’s controversial clash between Tottenham and Liverpool in the Premier League. Liverpool were denied a perfectly good goal in the first half at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with refereeing committe PGMOL apologising to the Reds for …