Celtic have claimed that referee Matthew MacDermid stated in VAR audio that Auston Trusty's red card clash against Hibs was "nothing". That is before the whistler was sent to the pitchside monitor and ...

What a weekend of poor refereeing. We shouldn’t be surprised; when VAR was still being proposed, I said that it would make referees worse because the cameras would obviously bail them out, or more ...

UEFA remains behind the use of VAR in football, despite referees coming increasingly under the spotlight. The technology was introduced in the Champions League ahead of the 2019/20 season. But ...

‘We need to speak about this at the end of the season’ Roberto Rosetti, Uefa’s managing director for refereeing, has warned video assistant refereeing is becoming too “microscopic” and fears use of ...

Tonali inspires Newcastle to win over ten-man Aston Villa Has there ever been a better advert for the video assistant referee? Newcastle's 3-1 FA Cup fourth-round win at Aston Villa was full of ...

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Newcastle boss Eddie Howe believes referees have become too reliant on VAR after Chris Kavanagh’s horror show in his side’s 3-1 FA Cup win at 10-man Aston Villa. In the absence of VAR, Kavanagh and ...

Did one last VAR-free weekend of FA Cup action prove why the technology is needed? Or was Alan Shearer right to blame it for the Newcastle fiasco? There is also plenty on Arsenal, Spurs and the ...

J.P. Cooney, a former top deputy to the special counsel Jack Smith, who led two prosecutions of President Trump, plans to seek election to a newly drawn district in Northern and Central Virginia. By ...

Rafa Yuste is currently serving as Barcelona’s interim president and says that club will “demand explanations” after Thursday’s controversy during their Copa del Rey tie with Atletico. Hansi Flick’s ...

Dispersion within the S&P 500 this year is approaching extremes seen during the dot-com era, according to Nomura U.S. stocks are seeing some pretty crazy swings this year as the S&P 500 has been ...

If you wanted to compile an open-and-shut case in the defence of keeping VAR you do not need to look any further than Newcastle United’s FA Cup victory over Aston Villa. No more witnesses, no more ...