VAR
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Vitor Bruno says “it’s my fault” several times after the exit, Louise counts
Beaten 2-1 at Beerschot on Sunday, Anderlecht are out of the Belgian Cup on their first outing. Manager Vitor Bruno said several times that the defeat was his fault, while insisting the…
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No VAR in the Belgian Cup for Standard, and Marcel finds a match from his day
Standard reached the last 16 of the Belgian Cup by beating Dender 2-0. Early on, Casper Nielsen had his foot stamped on as he shot in the box, and referee Anthony Letellier…
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Anderlecht punished for a handball in a tackle: a P3 gaffer seeks the armless tackle
Anderlecht lost 1-0 at Dinamo Zagreb on Thursday in the Europa League, on a penalty given in the final seconds after a VAR check for an Oleg Reabciuk handball. Anderlecht stay on…
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Anderlecht lose on a 93rd-minute handball, Louise wonders where arms go in a slide
Anderlecht lost 1-0 at Dinamo Zagreb in the Europa League, on a penalty awarded after a VAR check for an Oleg Reabciuk handball in the 93rd minute. The Purple and Whites are…
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Mourinho snubs the press on Saturday, then asks “Couldn’t they do it tomorrow morning?”
After Vinícius Júnior’s sending-off against Villarreal, José Mourinho refused to face the press. He spoke after Real’s 4-3 win in Rome on Wednesday, to condemn the timing of the four-match ban handed…
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Nainggolan calls on Botticelli over Drammeh’s penalty, VAR was missing a painter
After Standard’s 0-1 defeat to Charleroi, with no penalty for a trodden foot on Salieu Drammeh, Radja Nainggolan summed up his astonishment with a line about Botticelli. Stijn Stijnen wants more former…
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Duchâtelet predicts AI-run VAR within ten years, Freddy already has the delegate
Speaking to Sudinfo, Roland Duchâtelet, former Standard Liège chairman, says VAR has improved refereeing despite technical errors that are still too frequent. He predicts it will be run by artificial intelligence within…
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VAR doesn’t call the referee over to see Drammeh’s fall at Sclessin: Marcel compares
Beaten 0-1 by Charleroi at Sclessin, Standard got no penalty for a late fall by Salieu Drammeh, although the footage seems to show a foot being stood on. The VAR did not…
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Leko wants 0-6 when Bruges are 0-3 up: Louise asks when a coach is allowed to be happy
Winners 1-4 at La Louvière on Saturday night, Club Brugge were pulled up by Ivan Leko, who told his players to aim for 0-5 or 0-6 when the team leads 0-3. Bruges…
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VAR rules out Vinicius’s 2-0 over a foul before the goal: Marcel compares
On Saturday VAR disallowed Vinicius Junior’s 71st-minute goal, which would have made it 2-0 to Real Madrid against Villarreal, for a hair pull on Nathan Saliba at the start of the move.…
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The BBC is looking for ten ways to improve VAR, Louise is still on number one
Erling Haaland’s winning goal in the recent Manchester derby is controversial and has reopened the debate on VAR. An episode of the BBC podcast “More than the Score” asks whether video refereeing…
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Klopp contradicts ex-captain Van Dijk, Marcel misses the age of silence
The Netherlands and Germany drew 1-1 on Thursday in the Nations League. Virgil van Dijk and Jürgen Klopp, former captain and former manager at Liverpool until 2024, gave opposing verdicts on Van…