The controversy in England continues to grow after last weekend when the refereeing team of the match between Tottenham and Liverpool annulled a goal by Luis Díaz for an alleged offside that was not and the English Federation announced the sanction for the referees of the match. VAR, who made a notable mistake and will now have a punishment.
The referees responsible for English football made public this Tuesday the conversation between the VAR and the referee in relation to the goal incorrectly disallowed for offside against Colombian Luis Díaz during Tottenham-Liverpool (2-1) last Saturday.
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VAR referee Darren England and his assistant Daniel Cook did not correct the incorrect decision made on the field to signal offside in Díaz’s goal, which would have opened the scoring.
Liverpool ended up losing the match 2-1 and the English refereeing body (PGMOL) published a statement admitting a “significant human error” that led to the incorrect decision being made.
Sanction for referees
The two in charge of drawing the offside line and talking to the central referee about the final decision and the initial sanction fell on them, which is that they were not named for any match on date 8 in the Premier League for this purpose. of week.
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However, this measure is not the final sanction, since it is expected that in the coming days there will be a new ruling on the case.
The PGMOL provided a detailed report along with the audio to the Premier League on Tuesday, which has been shared with Liverpool and the other 19 teams in the English Championship.
The audio reveals the conversation between the referees in the VAR room, who initially believe they have made the correct decision and only realize their mistake once the match has resumed.
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The refereeing body acknowledged in a new statement on Tuesday that it had not “met expectations” while a Premier League spokesperson declared that, after having reviewed the play of the goal and the report, “it is clear that there were not only human errors but also systematic weakness in VAR procedures”.
2023-10-05 02:32:49
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