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It would be tempting to devote the entire week to refereeing decisions and VAR in the Premier League. In the past months, it ...

Welcome to Row Z, The Athletic’s weekly column that shines a light on the bonkers side of the game. From clubs to managers, ...

An adjusted version of an off-field treatment rule that Lionel Messi complained about in 2024 has been adopted in time for ...

Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister just didn’t give up. The Argentina international had an 89th-minute goal disallowed following a VAR check but scored again in the seventh minute of stoppage ...

"I believe we forgot the reason why VAR was introduced," Uefa referees' chief Roberto Rosetti said last week. His choice of words was important. This was not a criticism of the Premier League. It was ...

The officiating in Newcastle's FA Cup fourth-round win at Aston Villa should have been the perfect argument for VAR, yet the technology, not in use until the next ...

Eddie Howe has said referees are too reliant on VAR after three major errors during the FA Cup win against Aston Villa; Tammy Abraham's opener stood despite being offside, Lucas Digne avoided a red ...

I know what you're thinking. Not another VAR debate! But here's the thing - we know VAR is going nowhere. Football's lawmakers have decided it is the present and the future so that is that. But how ...

Mark Halsey insists that referee Craig Pawson 'had no choice' but to disallow what would have been Manchester City's third goal during the dramatic finale of their 2-1 win over Liverpool on Sunday, ...