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Paul Heckingbottom lauds ‘big three points’ as Sheffield United break duck

Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom joked he would be in prison if his side had not been awarded a last-gasp penalty which helped them finally break their Premier League duck with a 2-1 victory over Wolves. The Blades won at the 11th attempt ...

04 Nov 2023 at 18:36

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UEFA referees’ chief confirms VAR cleared decision not to award Scotland penalty

VAR did check and clear the decision not to award Scotland a penalty in their decisive Euro 2024 group game against Hungary, UEFA referees’ chief Roberto Rosetti has said. Scotland felt they should have been awarded a spot-kick when Stuart ...

28 Jun 2024 at 13:10

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Key questions answered surrounding the review of how VAR is used in English game

A review of how VAR is used in the English game is under way after miscommunication between officials led to a Liverpool goal being wrongly disallowed on Saturday. Here, the PA news agency provides an update on where we are. What happened?...

04 Oct 2023 at 11:30

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UEFA rubbishes Sweden camp’s criticism of VAR support at Euro 2022

UEFA has rubbished claims from the Sweden camp that video assistant referee support at the Women’s Euros has not been on a par with the men’s game. On the eve of their semi-final clash with England, Sweden stand-in captain Kosovare ...

26 Jul 2022 at 12:49

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Wolves boss Gary O’Neil contacted by FA over comments after Manchester City loss

Wolves manager Gary O’Neil has been contacted by the Football Association following comments he made on Sunday that suggested Premier League referees “subconsciously” show bias towards bigger clubs, the PA new agency understands. ...

21 Oct 2024 at 19:59

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Bojan Miovski’s late effort disallowed as Aberdeen held in Livingston stalemate

Bojan Miovski saw his late goal disallowed by VAR as Aberdeen were forced to settle for a point in a goalless cinch Premiership draw with Livingston at the Tony Macaroni Arena. The striker looked to have settled a poor-quality ...

06 Apr 2024 at 17:33

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Rangers remain frustrated by silence following VAR incident in derby defeat

Rangers have confirmed the Scottish Football Association has so far failed to disclose the audio of the VAR penalty incident in the 2-1 defeat at Celtic on Saturday “despite repeated requests”. Celtic defender Alistair ...

31 Dec 2023 at 18:48

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They want to play because they’ve got a new toy – Lee Johnson unimpressed by VAR

Both managers pointed to the impact of “new toy” VAR on the match after Aberdeen convincingly overcame Hibernian to leapfrog the Edinburgh side into third place in the cinch Premiership. The Dons eventually took the ...

04 Nov 2022 at 23:42

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Derek McInnes fumes at disallowed goal as Kilmarnock lose to St Johnstone

Kilmarnock manager Derek McInnes was left frustrated as Liam Donnelly’s second-half goal was disallowed in his side’s 1-0 defeat to St Johnstone at McDiarmid Park. Ash Taylor turned Stevie May’s shot into his own ...

29 Oct 2022 at 19:16

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Rangers ‘express serious concerns’ to SFA over return of blundering officials

Rangers have expressed “serious concerns” to the Scottish Football Association about the festive appointments of the two blundering Premier Sports Cup final officials. The SFA’s head of referees Willie Collum ...

24 Dec 2024 at 14:19

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There’s a lot of discord – frustrated Malky Mackay wants talks about VAR use

Ross County manager Malky Mackay hopes there are serious discussions about the use of VAR in Scottish football this summer – but he fears they could come too late for his side. Mackay was frustrated to see ...

21 May 2023 at 13:42

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Angry Ange hits out as Tottenham’s gloomy run continues amid VAR controversy

A furious Ange Postecoglou struggled to conceal his rage and insisted Tottenham would have won on an “even playing ground” after they lost 2-1 at home to Newcastle following a controversial Anthony Gordon ...

04 Jan 2025 at 16:07

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