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Howard Webb urges VAR officials to intervene more often on soft penalties

VAR officials have been asked to encourage referees to review decisions involving minimal contact even if an error is not ‘clear and obvious’

The Guardian - UK

Howard Webb offers final verdict on Newcastle-Arsenal VAR controversy

PGMOL boss addresses saga as full VAR footage revealed

Evening Standard

What is VAR, how does it work and what are the biggest problems?

PGMOL are coming under increasing pressure for domestic incidents while Uefa’s officials have also been criticised

The Independent UK

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Premier League panel confirms VAR made correct decision to award Newcastle's goal against Arsenal

Mikel Arteta hit out at "disgrace" following controversial loss at St James' Park

Evening Standard

What is VAR, how does it work and what are the biggest problems?

PGMOL are coming under increasing pressure for domestic incidents while Uefa’s officials were criticised by Manchester United as well after a Champions League defeat

The Independent UK

Premier League managers want VARs to be assigned to specific refereeing teams

Premier League managers are lobbying for video assistant referees to be permanently assigned to expanded five-person refereeing squads

The Guardian - UK

Arsenal: How Mikel Arteta rage at VAR 'disgrace' will affect Gunners squad

The manager may be "sick" at perceived injustice but his rant will help create a siege mentality ahead of a big week

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Arsenal statement backs Mikel Arteta over ‘unacceptable errors’ in VAR row

Arsenal have released a stinging statement in support of Mikel Arteta’s attack on VAR following their controversial Premier League defeat at Newcastle

The Guardian - UK

VARs at centre of Liverpool error return to duty this weekend

Darren England and Daniel Cook will have roles in the matches at Brentford and Sheffield United respectively.

The National (Scotland)

Darren England, referee of Tottenham-Liverpool VAR debacle, returns to the Premier League

Darren England and Daniel Cook will have roles in the matches at Brentford and Sheffield United respectively

The Independent UK

VARs at centre of Liverpool error returning to duty this weekend

Darren England and Daniel Cook will have roles in the matches at Brentford and Sheffield United respectively.

The Independent UK

Release VAR audio of decision to disallow Scotland's goal against Spain, UEFA told

UEFA have been called on to release audio recordings between match officials after a hugely controversial decision saw Scotland disallowed a…

The National (Scotland)

Howard Webb disappointed by VAR failure to correct ‘clear error’ on offside goal

Miscommunication between officials led to Luiz Diaz’s goal being wrongly ruled out for offside in Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat at Tottenham.

The Independent UK

Howard Webb addresses VAR controversy after Liverpool’s loss to Tottenham

Fallout continues after “significant human error”

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The Independent UK

Newly-introduced VAR guidelines to be in use in the Premier League this weekend

Miscommunication between the VAR and the referee led to a Luis Diaz goal being wrongly disallowed for offside.

The Independent UK

Nothing’s changed with VAR, says Gareth Southgate

The England boss says off-field decision-making process has not done anything to resolve controversial refereeing decisions.

The Guardian - UK

There will never be no wrong VAR calls – but is having refs in charge the right one?

Audio-based fallout from Spurs v Liverpool has left two officials sidelined and two non-referees emerging with credit

The Independent UK

PGMOL rejects Ben Foster’s claim that referees pressured Sky Sports into VAR cover-up

The former Premier League goalkeeper claimed Sky Sports producers were under ‘direct orders’ not to show the Luis Diaz goal in detail during the live programme

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Evening Standard

Check complete: The VAR experiment in football has failed - it’s time to bin it

The technology has made watching and following football immeasurably wors

The Independent UK

Gary Neville responds after Jurgen Klopp calls for Liverpool replay: ‘That’s madness’

Liverpool manager Klopp said a replay would be the ‘right thing to do’ after Luis Diaz’s goal was wrongly disallowed for offside in the 2-1 defeat at Tottenham

Evening Standard

How VAR will change after shambolic Tottenham vs Liverpool controversy

Referees' body, the PGMOL, have vowed to change their communication protocols to prevent another embarrassing VAR blunder.

The Independent UK

Key questions answered surrounding the review of how VAR is used in English game

The Independent UK

That’s wrong Daz – panicked VAR recording of Luis Diaz disallowed goal released

The decision in Saturday’s game between Tottenham and Liverpool has put VAR firmly under the spotlight.

Evening Standard

‘Oh ****’ - VAR audio reveals moment Liverpool goal wrongly ruled out against Tottenham

The audio from the bungled VAR call which cost Liverpool the opening goal in Saturday's defeat by Tottenham has confirmed that video assistant referee Darren England was immediately told he had made a mistake but felt unable to correct it.

The Independent UK

PGMOL releases audio of VAR decision that wrongly saw Luis Diaz goal ruled out

Liverpool said on Sunday they would explore their options given the “clear need for escalation and resolution”.

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