Women’s Champions League heartbreak for Arsenal after VAR strikes again
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Arsenal curse VAR as Atletico Madrid resort to dark arts
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EFL clubs reject VAR system | UK News
English Football League (EFL) clubs have opposed bringing in a VAR challenge system for managers in the Championship. After a demo last month, there will continue to be no VAR in the EFL next season, just goal-line technology in the Championship. Goal-line technology, which judges if the ball has crossed the goal line, will continue and has been in place in the Championship for a number of years. VAR (video assistant referee) was introduced in the Premier League in the 2019/20 season to check key moments such as goals, penalties and red cards. It remains very controversial, and many fans say it’s made matches less enjoyable. Players delaying celebrations and standing around while video is checked for a potential foul has become a regular part of matches. Read more from Sky News:Children subjected to strip searchesPet owners warned of new EU travel rules A survey of 8,000 fans last month by the Football Supporters’ Association found 75% were against VAR and 90% disagreed it had improved the Premier League match-day experience. Nonetheless, the game’s lawmakers …
Survey reveals three quarters of fans oppose use of VAR – as majority believe it has killed joy of Premier League | UK News
The use of VAR is opposed by 75% of Premier League fans, a survey has revealed. The poll of nearly 8,000 supporters, just over half of whom attend more than 15 home games a season, found that more than 97% disagreed that VAR makes watching football more enjoyable. Over 90% opposed the statement that it had made the match-going experience better, while 75.71% said they did not support its use, and more than 70% disagreed that it has improved the accuracy of refereeing decisions. A big source of frustration was the length of the wait for a verdict, with fewer than 3% of those asked agreeing that decisions happened within a reasonable timeframe. Image: Referee Paul Tierney consults the pitchside VAR before overturning a penalty decision to Aston Villa last week. Pic: PA Despite efforts to speed the process up, an overwhelming majority do not feel decisions are now being made more quickly. More than 90% feel the technology has also removed the spontaneous joy of goal celebrations. The Football Supporters’ Association (FSA), which conducted …
Mac Allister snatches stoppage-time winner for Liverpool at Forest after VAR chaos
Nottingham Forest are on their fourth manager of a season as much defined by their owner’s trigger-happy ways as much as any failings on the pitch. But Evangelos Marinakis will doubtless be praying for a third ‘new manager bounce’ of a campaign in which the sole aim is to avoid relegation. A campaign that started full of optimism that the club had made relegation battles a thing of the past has descended, at times, into a farce with the owner taking centre stage. But the fact that victory today over Liverpool would take Forest five points clear of West Ham in 18th place perhaps hints (only a hint, however) that there may be method in Marinakis’s madness. Vitor Pereira is the new man in the dugout, and fresh off the back of an impressive 3-0 win over Fenerbahce in the Europa League on Thursday, the Portuguese has told his players to forget about their precarious predicament and simply go out and enjoy themselves. “Everyone must be ready to help the team. This is what I …
If ever there was a case for VAR, this shambolic refereeing display was it
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe has admitted his new-look Newcastle team is still searching for its identity as he targets FA Cup glory. Newcastle head for Aston Villa in the fourth round on Saturday still dealing with the on-field fall-out of Alexander Isak’s £130m departure for Liverpool and the arrivals of Anthony Elanga, Aaron Ramsdale, Malick Thiaw, Jacob Ramsey, Nick Woltemade and Yoane Wissa which surrounded it. Howe said: “The words ‘patience’ and ‘understanding’, they’re rarely accepted, I think, in football management when you’re talking about your team. People want clarity on where you are, they want to know whether you’re good or bad. In the middle isn’t accepted. “Don’t get me wrong, we could have done better and there are certainly things that we could improve, but I think longer term we’ll be better for it if we can work through this season and this period. “The biggest thing is to find a clear identity and a clear way of playing, and then we can see what the future looks like with this team. If …