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‘Game killer’ or ‘fairer’ – Does the Championship need VAR?
Here are a selection of your views: Sam, Sheffield United fan: The use of VAR in the Championship play-off final…
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Bournemouth v Man Utd: Referee and VAR correct on Amad Diallo penalty claim – panel
United were furious after the game, and indicated they would make a formal complaint to referees’ body Professional Game Match…
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Sonia Bompastor: Chelsea boss slams VAR as Katie McCabe avoids red card for hair pull
Chelsea boss Sonia Bompastor said her players “do not deserve that level of refereeing” after Arsenal’s Katie McCabe avoided a…
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VAR: FSA survey finds 75% of Premier League fans against system
There is little prospect of VAR being removed from the Premier League, or having its remit reduced. In 2024, 19…
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Refereeing and VAR errors increase in Premier League
Refereeing mistakes on the field and through the video assistant referee have risen across most categories in this season’s Premier…
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Alan Shearer says refereeing standards are ‘worst we have seen’ because of VAR
At the end of every season the Premier League’s stakeholders – that’s coaches, captains and fans, among others – are…
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VAR: Uefa calls leagues to summit over ‘microscopic’ video assistant referees
Europe’s top leagues have been summoned to a meeting with Uefa in the summer to discuss how video assistant referee…
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Afcon: ‘The longest VAR check in history’ – how African football ‘needs to move on’
Working at the tournament, I remember a feeling there was an extra edge in the build-up to the final in…
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Do you want VAR in the Championship? Have your say
There have been plenty of contentious decisions in the 2025-26 Championship season so far. Offside goals given, perfectly good goals…
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VAR error cost Brighton a penalty against Arsenal
Brighton should have been awarded a penalty in their 1-0 loss at home to Arsenal on 4 March, the Premier…
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