Everton boss Sean Dyche expressed frustration at the decision to disallow Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s 51st-minute goal in their 2-1 Premier League loss to Tottenham. Despite Spurs being two goals up within 18 minutes through close-range finishes by Richarlison and Son Heung-min, Everton had opportunities and could have scored at the beginning of the second half. The […]
Mauricio Pochettino criticised the officiating and shared his halftime challenge with his 10-man Chelsea side in the chaotic 3-2 win over Brighton. Enzo Fernandez and Levi Colwill’s headers from corners had put Chelsea in a comfortable position. But on the stroke of halftime, Conor Gallagher was shown a red card moments after Facundo Buonanotte scored […]
The two strongest teams of Group C, Real Madrid and Napoli, faced off on Matchday 2 of the 2023-24 UEFA Champions League season. Under the floodlights at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium, Napoli took the fight to Los Blancos, but the 14-time European champions simply had too much in their locker. Jude Bellingham Was Real […]
Former Premier League referee Mike Dean has told William Hill’s podcast, Up Front with Simon Jordan, that he hated when VAR was brought into football as he “didn’t want to accept it”. Featuring on William Hill’s Up Front with Simon Jordan, a podcast hosted by the former Crystal Palace owner who speaks to sports stars and celebrities and challenges their opinions whilst scrutinising […]
Ghana’s Daniel Laryea has been appointed as the Assistant Video Assistant Referee (VAR) for the Championship of African Nations (CHAN) final on Saturday, February 4, 2022. This follows his excellent performance in the tournament in Algeria. The CHAN final will take place at Nelson Mandela stadium in Algiers at 20:30 Hrs. The officials are as […]
Advertisement Zapping World Eleven Guardiola compares Haaland to Cruyff and Ibrahimovic For a few days and the match between Inter Milan and Barça, the supporters of the Blaugrana club have had an enemy in their sights: Pol Van Boekel, referee in charge of VAR has created controversy for not having validated an obvious penalty in […]
Even though Newcastle United successfully managed to salvage a point from Saturday’s clash against Bournemouth, according to journalist Lee Ryder, the Magpies were fortunate not to have had a man sent off. Ryder claims that midfielder Joelinton was lucky to avoid seeing a red card after catching opposition attacker Marcus Tavernier with a ‘stray boot’. […]
The weekend in European football saw Real Madrid, Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain take care of business in their respective league matches. Juventus, however, are looking off-kilter while Borussia Dortmund saw a familiar face trip them up. Meanwhile, the Premier League postponed its weekend matches as a mark of respect after the death of Queen Elizabeth […]
Lee Mason has been dropped from VAR duties for this weekend’s Premier League fixtures following a series of questionable decisions. During Newcastle United’s away fixture against Crystal Palace on Saturday, on-field ref Michael Salisbury initially awarded an own goal scored by Eagles’ full-back Tyrick Mitchell. However, upon review, Mason, who was stationed at Stockley Park, […]
Another weekend of headlines, golazos and unpredictable finishes across Europe’s biggest leagues. From AC Milan securing the first derby win of the Serie A season to fans, coaches and players raging at VAR in the Premier League, there was no shortage of drama. ESPN correspondents Rob Dawson, Alex Kirkland, Julien Laurens, James Tyler and Mark […]
