Jurgen Klopp “doesn’t look happy with football”, according to Mark Lawrenson, who says the Liverpool boss has been adversely affected by the controversy surrounding VAR and substitutions. Klopp has not been the same passionate, animated figure on the touchline of previous years at the start of the 2020-21 campaign, with fist pumps […]
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Jurgen Klopp admits he may have changed his mind about the need for VAR in football, after another incident-filled match for his Liverpool side in the Champions League. The Reds’ 1-1 draw with Danish champions FC Midtjylland on Wednesday saw a number of interventions from the video assistant referee. First Midtjylland were awarded a […]
Liverpool star Andrew Robertson has criticised VAR for its continued inconsistency, while insisting “people aren’t enjoying football as much as they did”. Robertson was at the centre of another video technology storm when Liverpool took in a trip to Brighton in the Premier League on Saturday. The Seagulls were awarded a late spot-kick after […]
Former Republic of Ireland international striker Tony Cascarino claims that VAR is destroying the soul of football. The technology has been in use at the top level of the game for several years now, with the 2018 World Cup in Russia introducing the system at a global level. However, it has been mired in […]
Jurgen Klopp was engaged a heated debate with a TV reporter as he first discussed the VAR decisions that went against his side before berating the packed fixture schedule and the role of broadcast companies in the decision-making process. The injury-depleted Reds headed to the Amex Stadium aware that they were going […]
Jordan Henderson was left fuming at VAR after Liverpool were denied victory at Brighton by a late penalty call, with Seagulls striker Danny Welbeck admitting that a spot-kick award was “soft”. Jurgen Klopp’s side appeared to have avoided any arguments against technology as they entered stoppage-time at the Amex Stadium. Mohamed Salah and Sadio […]
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says he “doesn’t understand” why Video Assistant Referees are not used in the Europa League after his side were denied what looked like a legal goal against Molde on Thursday evening. The Gunners beat the Norwegian side 4-1 to continue their 100 per cent start to the competition but […]
Frank Lampard has admitted to concerns that Manchester United are getting a run of VAR decisions in their favour ahead of Chelsea’s FA Cup clash with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side at Wembley. United have had a number of high profile decisions go in their favour this season, the most recent […]
Tottenham’s hopes of qualifying for Europe were dealt a blow as they were held to a scoreless draw against Bournemouth, with manager Jose Mourinho once again criticising VAR. Throughout his career, the Portuguese has not been slow to lay the blame at officials but has been particularly prickly over the subject […]
Zinedine Zidane has got “the magic touch” at Real Madrid, says Aitor Karanka, with Real Madrid’s return to the top of La Liga put down to good coaching and hard work, not refereeing and VAR favours. The Blancos entered lockdown sat behind arch-rivals Barcelona in the table and with a 2-1 deficit to overturn in […]
Thibaut Courtois backed the decision to rule out Adnan Januzaj’s effort in Real Madrid’s 2-1 win over Real Sociedad, insisting his line of sight was affected. Januzaj appeared to have cancelled out Sergio Ramos’ penalty in the second half, but his strike was ruled out after Mikel Merino was adjudged to […]
Mikel Arteta hit out at VAR on the back of Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Sheffield United, with the Gunners boss asking “how many tools do we need” after seeing his side denied a “clear” penalty. There was to be more frustration for the north London giants on Saturday as they were forced […]
Zinedine Zidane believes it was the right decision to rule out a Luuk de Jong goal in Real Madrid’s 2-1 victory over Sevilla on Saturday. Madrid moved top of La Liga as two goals from Casemiro secured all three points at the Santiago Bernabeu, despite De Jong having briefly made it 1-1 in […]
Arsenal defender Sokratis says VAR must be respected now it is has been established in the Premier League. The Gunners were left cursing the video assistant referee on Saturday when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was sent off during their 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace. Initially, the Arsenal skipper was only shown a yellow card […]
Manchester United boss Casey Stoney is against the idea of introducing VAR into the women’s game. The technology was used at last summer’s Women’s World Cup – which Stoney covered as a pundit with the BBC – but its use was controversial, with a number of incidents marring the tournament. Although the […]
