Var Controversy

Il club del presidente Laporta lamenta danni sportivi ed economici per l'eliminazione dalla Champions League.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has vowed to file a new complaint to UEFA about their referees, describing them as ‘intolerable’ after his side’s Champions League exit. The Catalan giants were knocked out in the quarter-final by La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid, losing 3-2 on aggregate after a mouth-watering second leg clash at the Riyadh Air […]

On Wednesday's Football Daily, Phil Egan brings you news of the Irish international women's team, the Champions League and the EFL. Liverpool exit the Champions League after defeat to PSG, with Arne Slot highlighting missed chances and a worrying injury to Hugo Ekitike. Barcelona are also knocked out, while Atletico Madrid reach their first Champions League semi-final since 2017 after a dramatic tie. Spanish football writer Graham Hunter discusses Atletico’s ambitions to banish past European disappointments. Arsenal look to seal a semi-final place against Sporting Lisbon, holding a narrow first-leg advantage. Mikel Arteta calls it the biggest opportunity of his tenure, while squad morale remains positive despite recent setbacks. Bayern Munich take a 2-1 lead into their second leg with Real Madrid at the Allianz Arena. Eoin Doyle reflects on how VAR could have altered key moments in his playing career. Ireland secure a thrilling 3-2 World Cup qualifying win over Poland in Gdansk. Goals from Emily Murphy, Katie McCabe and Marissa Sheva earn the points, with Carla Ward praising her side’s performance. Championship and League One round-up, including Ipswich slipping up, Southampton climbing, and Rotherham relegated. Become a member and sign up at offtheball.com/join

Manchester United are set to appeal against Lisandro Martinez’s red card in the 2-1 defeat against Leeds United at the behest of Michael Carrick. However, former Premier League referee Peter Watson has told the interim manager that he’s ‘wasting his time’ and has ‘no chance of success’. Martinez was dismissed just 11 minutes into the […]

Liverpool's exit from the Champions League was hastened by a VAR intervention. BBC Sport analyses the key refereeing decisions in their season.

Raphinha believes that bad refereeing decisions across their Champions League quarter-final tie with Atletico Madrid robbed his team of a spot in the final four. Barcelona were eliminated from the competition despite winning Tuesday’s second leg 2-1 at the Metropolitano, with Ademola Lookman’s 31st-minute strike proving decisive. Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres had wiped out […] The post Barcelona robbed of Champions League semi-final, says Raphinha appeared first on Soccer News.

VAR overturned the referee's call of penalty for a foul on Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister. But why?

Il talento brasiliano del Barcellona ironizza contro i tifosi dell’Atletico Madrid dopo il ko della sua squadra in Champions e poi attacca in zona mista: “Partita rubata”.

Hansi Flick says Barcelona ‘deserved to be in the semi-final’ following their Champions League elimination against Atletico Madrid. The Blaugrana were trailing 2-0 from the first leg and needed a big comeback on Tuesday to make it to the final four. Lamine Yamal reduced the deficit in the fifth minute when he slid the ball […]

Arne Slot also pointed to a contentious VAR decision that saw a penalty given for a foul on ​Alexis Mac Allister overturned

Liverpool boss Arne Slot believes the penalty that was overturned by VAR in his side's Champions League second-leg defeat by PSG would "usually" have been given, but says the Reds have had bad luck with refereeing decisions this season.

Atletico Madrid booked their place in the Champions League semi-finals after edging past Barcelona 3-2 on aggregate, surviving a spirited comeback attempt in a dramatic quarter-final second leg. Diego Simeone’s side progressed despite suffering a 2-1 defeat on the night, with their first-leg advantage ultimately proving decisive in a fiercely contested tie. Barcelona, trailing 2-0 […]

Arne Slot wasn't surprised Liverpool's penalty against Paris Saint-Germain was overturned as he believes "so many decisions have gone against" his club this season.

Liverpool fell to a 2-0 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League quarter-final second leg at Anfield on Tuesday, losing 4-0 on aggregate. PSG created the first chance when Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s shot was saved by Liverpool goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili. Liverpool responded swiftly, with Alexander Isak heading straight at Matvey Safonov. Ousmane Dembele came close […]

Liverpool have fallen on their sword in the Champions League as the Reds lost 2-0 to PSG at Anfield after a controversial penalty decision

Liverpool were awarded a penalty against Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield before VAR intervened and the it was decided Alexis Mac Allister had not been fouled

LIVERPOOL'S Champions League showdown with Paris Saint-Germain descended into chaos after a huge VAR howler. The Reds were desperately searching for a way back into the tie after losing their quarter-final first leg 2-0 last week. And they were briefly given hope of halving the deficit when Italian referee Maurizio Mariani pointed to the penalty...

Liverpool had their penalty controversially overturned by VAR during a must win Champions League clash with PSG on Tuesday evening

Discussioni e polemiche anche nella gara di ritorno dei quarti di finale di Champions League: un rosso e qualche episodio dubbio

FIFA released a list last week of the 170 match officials who have been selected to take charge of the World Cup. For those of a Scottish persuasion, a quick scan through it made for grim reading.

Take a look back at six times hair was pulled during a Premier League match…but how many received red cards?

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Seeing as the Ifab laws of football decree that hair-pulling is an act of violent conduct that is punishable by a straight red card, Football Daily is somewhat perplexed by the controversy surrounding the dismissal of Lisandro Martínez at Old Trafford on Monday night. Approaching the hour mark of his side’s 2-1 defeat by Leeds, the Argentinian quite clearly yanked Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s hair, sending the Leeds striker’s man-bunned up tresses cascading over his shoulders by pulling off the scrunchy that was holding them in place without so much as a formal invitation. Should Spurs be relegated (no question mark, this isn’t The Moral Maze), it will be not only funny, not only a salutary Ozymandias moment – the €uropean $uper £eague, anyone? – but also a perfect opportunity for a club with an undoubtedly great heritage to take stock, give its long-suffering supporters a season of winning, and come back up in better shape than they have been since Mauricio Pochettino left” – Mark Dawson.

Explaining why Manchester United's Lisandro Martinez was sent off Monday for pulling Leeds United striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin's hair.

Michael Carrick called the decision to send Lisandro Martinez off in Manchester United’s defeat to Leeds United “one of the worst I’ve seen”. The Red Devils fell to a 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford on Monday, with Noah Okafor scoring a first-half brace for the visitors. After winning six of their first seven Premier League […] The post Carrick slams ´one of the worst´ decisions after Martinez red card appeared first on Soccer News.

Jamie Carragher was left in disbelief over tonight’s officiating in Manchester United’s defeat to Leeds United. Namely, the fact that Lisandro Martinez was sent off for pulling on Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s hair. DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL STRETTY NEWS APP FOR ALL THE LATEST UPDATES & BREAKING NEWS – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON APPLE & GOOGLE PLAY […] The post ‘Behave yourself’: Carragher left in absolute disbelief over what he saw at Old Trafford tonight, Carrick agrees appeared first on Stretty News.

'That is one of the worst I've seen.'

Lisandro Martinez was sent off for violent conduct against Leeds with the Manchester United star set to miss the next three games.

Manchester Utd vs Leeds: Martinez SENT OFF after VAR review for hair pull on Calvert-Lewin

45 years since Leeds United’s last road win at Old Trafford, Daniel Farke’s squad celebrated that feeling once again on Monday. Brenden Aaronson registered one assist in Leeds United’s 2-0 Premier League win over Manchester United on Monday night. It marked Leeds United’s first league road win at the Theater of Dreams since February 1981, ... Read more

Shouting, insults, obscene gestures, fights, and a completely chaotic finale. That's how the controversial 11th matchday of the Brasileirão unfolded. Leer

Bruno Fernandes was spotted chastising Senne Lammens for his distribution while Manchester United were trailing to Leeds United. Despite being a man down following Lisandro Martinez’s sending-off, the Reds have managed to pull one back in the closing stages, with Fernandes once again assisting Casemiro to make it 2-1. DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL STRETTY NEWS APP […] The post Fuming Bruno Fernandes spotted having ‘a right go’ at Man Utd star who’s been tremendous this term appeared first on Stretty News.

Lisandro Martinez was sent off following a VAR review after the technology spotted something no one in the stadium saw as Manchester United's nightmare against Leeds worsened

MANCHESTER UNITED fans were left furious after Bruno Fernandes went to ground moments before Leeds doubled their lead. The Red Devils were already under pressure when chaos unfolded in the build-up to the visitors’ second. Leeds United forward Noah Okafor struck his second goal of the night with a deflected volley from just outside the...

Gordon Duncan, Andy Halliday and Roger Hannah take your calls after a blockbuster weekend in the Scottish Premiership title race! Hearts are still top after their comeback against Motherwell, Celtic defeated St Mirren but Martin O'Neill was concerned by the performance and Rangers win at Falkirk in a nine-goal thriller. Old Firm, Hearts and Motherwell fans give their take on the action, refereeing controversy and take on one of the panel at Beat The Pundit! Should Russell Martin get a winner's medal? Has this Celtic team come to the end of a cycle? And is VAR getting laughable> 📻 Listen live from 6pm every weeknight on Clyde 1: https://hellorayo.co.uk/clyde/ways-to-listen Twitter: https://x.com/ClydeSSB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clyde1ssb TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@clydessb Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clyde1 Check out our YouTube channel & subscribe via: https://www.youtube.com/@Clyde1SSB Previous shows: https://hellorayo.co.uk/podcasts/superscoreboard/

Steven Mill and Gordon Dalziel are back after another crazy week of Scottish football! The notable exception, though, is The Sweaty Octopus Producer John... Although he has left a message for Steven ahead of the Dunfermline-Falkirk Scottish Cup semi-final. So, producer Jay makes his debut on the podcast, looking after things, as the guys discuss the title race, big VAR calls and Daz invents another new phrase! Meanwhile, is this the week Dick finally comes out? How worldwide is the show? And is this the WORST quiz ever? (Daz thinks so!) It’s The Big Scottish Football Podcast! SOCIALS: ✖ TWITTER | @bigfootballscot 📷 INSTAGRAM | instagram.com/bigfootballscot ✅ Enjoyed the video? Hit the Like button 👍 🔔 Subscribe via: https://www.youtube.com/@Clyde1SSB 📻 Listen live from 6pm every weeknight on Clyde 1: https://hellorayo.co.uk/clyde/ways-to-listen/ 📞 Phone the show on: 0141 951 1025 Clyde 1 Superscoreboard on Twitter: https://x.com/ClydeSSB Clyde 1 Superscoreboard on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clyde1ssb Clyde 1 Superscoreboard on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@clydessb Clyde 1 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clyde1 Previous shows: https://hellorayo.co.uk/podcasts/superscoreboard/

Ex-Roma man Radja Nainggolan is one of the few frustrated that VAR wasn’t around earlier

TOTTENHAM fans were left fuming as Sunderland's Brian Brobbey escaped a red card for violent conduct. Just past the half hour mark in Sunderland's 1-0 win, Brobbey lifted his right arm and elbowed Pedro Porro in the face. Referee Rob Jones brandished only a yellow card, enraging Spurs fans. One wrote on X: "If Romero...

Andrew Maclean, Hugh Keevins, Fraser Wishart and Gordon Dalziel take the listeners calls with their reaction to their teams performances. VAR being called out by one caller and one Celtic caller does not think they will win the league because they do not have a good striker. 📻 Listen live from 6pm every weeknight on Clyde 1: https://hellorayo.co.uk/clyde/ways-to-listen Twitter: https://x.com/ClydeSSB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clyde1ssb TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@clydessb Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/clyde1 Check out our YouTube channel & subscribe via: https://www.youtube.com/@Clyde1SSB Previous shows: https://hellorayo.co.uk/podcasts/superscoreboard/

Mats Wieffer’s double reflected Brighton’s season, making the perfect late runs to secure the points at Championship-bound Burnley. It was their fifth win in six matches to leave them two points behind sixth-placed Chelsea. Scott Parker was left frustrated after Jaidon Anthony and Bashir Humphreys scored but lengthy video assistant referee delays offered hope and the technology had to work hard to spot the illegalities. Ultimately, Wieffer settled the match, tripling his tally for the club, to boost Brighton’s European hopes, while leaving Burnley 12 points from safety with six games to play.

Alvaro Arbeloa criticised officials once again after Real Madrid’s winless run in all competitions extended to three matches following their 1-1 draw with Girona on Friday. Madrid had taken the lead at Estadio Bernabeu through Federico Valverde in the 51st minute, only for Thomas Lemar’s excellent finish to restore parity 11 minutes later. Los Blancos […] The post ´It´s a penalty here and on the moon´ – Arbeloa fumes at late decision in draw with Girona appeared first on Soccer News.

Mbappe had been left bloodied in the face by the collision, with the Real Madrid star requiring treatment above his right eye after being hit by Reis' elbow.

A former Premier League referee has admitted that VAR is ‘not fit for purpose’ and claimed that officials ‘hate’ the technology that continues to anger and frustrate fans

Today in TAFC: The latest twist in FIFA's World Cup ticketing switches, Neymar in talks with Cincinnati, our referee columnist slams VAR.

Graham Scott, a Premier League referee for over a decade, said the experience of conducting a VAR review could feel like the ‘walls were closing in’