"I believe we forgot the reason why VAR was introduced," Uefa referees' chief Roberto Rosetti said last week. His choice of words was important. This was not a criticism of the Premier League. It was ...

FIFA has issued the latest on VAR developments, which will be of interest to South Africa, where plans to implement this technology system are underway. SAFA has confirmed that they have a VAR Project ...

Aston Villa's Lucas Digne handballs inside the area against Newcastle in the FA Cup on Saturday X/@footballontnt The Athletic FC ⚽ is The Athletic’s daily football (or soccer, if you prefer) ...

Cast your mind back to last month's FA Cup third round. Remember how "refreshing" it was to watch elite football without VAR? That's what so many players, coaches, fans and pundits agreed. You could ...

Sandro Tonali of Newcastle complains to referee Chris Kavanagh during Saturday's FA Cup game against Aston Villa Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images Isn’t it nice to have a weekend without ...

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 ...

Alan Shearer lambasted the decision-making in Newcastle’s FA Cup win over Aston Villa, suggesting a reliance on VAR is diluting refereeing standards. With video technology not used until the fifth ...

WAYNE ROONEY and Alan Shearer blasted “one of the worst decisions ever in football” after three huge refereeing errors as Newcastle knocked Aston Villa out of the FA Cup. VAR was not in use for the ...

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