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VAR malfunction disrupts Sundowns-FAR Champions League final at Loftus

A malfunction of the video assistant referee (VAR) has caused a disruption to Sunday’s 2025-26 Caf Champions League final first leg match between Mamelodi Sundowns and AS FAR at Loftus Versfeld. AS ...
Sky Sports

Q&A: Was VAR call for Celtic penalty at Motherwell ‘clear cut’ or ‘worst decision in history’?

It is the decision that has got the footballing world talking. Celtic’s match-winning penalty at Fir Park. Was it a handball? Was it a header? What does it mean for the Scottish Premiership title race ...
Talksport

Ally McCoist brutally brands Scottish Premiership a laughing stock – controversial Celtic VAR call has tarnished this season

Celtic can now win the SPFL title with victory over Hearts on the final dayCredit: Getty With Celtic on course to drop points against Motherwell to put Hearts into a great position to claim the SPFL ...
The Scotsman

'Something rotten': Former SFA referee weighs in on Celtic penalty award as VAR boss called out

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The Guardian

Why are we getting more, not less, VAR? Football will not kill its golden goose

In generating a constant stream of outrage, debate and engagement, much-reviled tech has become its own spectacle “Just keep delaying,” Darren England tells the referee, Chris Kavanagh, at West Ham on ...
Daily Express

Gary Lineker labels Celtic penalty 'worst VAR decision I've ever seen' after Hearts fury

Gary Lineker weighed into the debate about Celtic's controversial match-winning penalty - labelling it 'the worst VAR decision I've seen' after the Hoops benefitted from some enormous fortune at ...
BBC

How controversial VAR calls have defined two title battles

Two games, two potentially title-defining stoppage time video assistant referee moments. On Sunday in the Premier League, West Ham saw their equalising goal against Arsenal ruled out for a foul by ...
The Independent

‘Worst VAR decision ever’: Hearts rage at ‘disgusting’ Celtic penalty call which keeps title race alive

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The Sun

Motherwell vs Celtic penalty flashpoint dubbed ‘the WORST VAR decision ever seen’ as pundits react to controversial call

THE FOOTBALL world has been reacting to the hugely controversial call that saw Celtic awarded a penalty in stoppage time at Fir Park. Pundits here in Scotland and from further afield have had their ...
The Sun

‘A scandal’ – Former England manager, 71, blasts ‘outrageous’ VAR decision to rule out West Ham goal against Arsenal

SAM ALLARDYCE slammed VAR after it overturned a 94th-minute equaliser for West Ham against Arsenal. The Gunners feared for their title hopes on Sunday after Callum Wilson appeared to slam home a late ...
The Mirror

Arsenal get new VAR verdict after furious backlash over West Ham drama

Gary Neville called it spot on as VAR deliberated over Callum Wilson's dramatic, 95th-minute goal in Sunday's shootout between Arsenal and West Ham. "The biggest moment in VAR history in the Premier ...
Football365

Arsenal sign Kylian Mbappe as all VAR arguments ended forever; what a time to be alive

O frabjous day. After a seismic afternoon in both the title and relegation battles in the Premier League, the big news is that there will from this day forth be no more arguments against technology in ...