Referees' chief Howard Webb admits that the video assistant referee failed to assess the offside offence by Enzo Fernandez ...

Let's overreact to last weekend's Premier League action, from Arsenal and Man City separating from the pack to the VAR ...

The highest-profile VAR error of the season came in probably the highest-profile match so far. It is not a good luck for the ...

And so here we are. The World Cup finalists are set. After two compelling semifinals—one marked by France’s inability to cope with Spain’s discipline, the other marked by England’s tactically ...

Being a referee is a thankless job. Despite the necessity and complexity of the role, referees’ decisions continue to be heavily scrutinised. In the Round of 16 World Cup match between England and ...

Two VAR officials involved in the officiating of Sunday's Manchester derby have been stood down by Howard Webb's Pro Ref following the controversial decision that allowed Erling Haaland's winning goal ...

The video assistant referee system, or VAR, has led to some controversial calls at the 2026 World Cup. Here’s why. Egypt was eliminated from the tournament with a 3-2 loss to Argentina, after having ...

VAR was never supposed to steal the show. It was supposed to improve the game. Instead, with just four matches remaining in the World Cup, the video assistant referee has become the tournament’s most ...

Nothing about the World Cup knockout stage has been easy for defending champions Argentina. Each round, Lionel Messi has been looking at the likely end to his World Cup career, and yet, Argentina has ...

COMMENT: Erling Haaland’s wrongly-given Manchester derby winner has stoked the fire surrounding VAR’s abject failure to get the basics right, writes Will Castle The derby winner that reignited ...

A potential foul on Harry Kane was ignored by VAR during England's semifinal against Norway, sparking immediate debate. The decision echoes the controversial Argentina-Egypt incident where a goal was ...

July 8 (Reuters) - The Egyptian Football Association on Wednesday criticised refereeing decisions in Egypt's dramatic 3-2 World Cup round-of-16 defeat by Argentina, saying it would not remain silent ...