Masked fan unplugs VAR monitor at German soccer game to disrupt video review

A masked fan has unplugged the referee’s video review monitor at a German soccer game while the referee was deciding on a penalty, in an apparent protest against VAR technology.

VAR brings cruel dose of reality to Wrexham

Wrexham's first taste of VAR left them thinking about what might have been as they lost 4-2 in an FA Cup thriller.

Liam Rosenior fumes at Declan Rice incident after Arsenal beat Chelsea

Liam Rosenior suggested Declan Rice should have conceded a penalty in Arsenal ’s narrow Premier League win over Chelsea. The ...

Tudor fury at 'home referee' as Spurs left in 'big emergency'

Without a win in 10 Premier League matches – their worst league run in 22 years – Tottenham are facing a battle to stay up.
Daily Express

VAR has taken away the joy of football - and it's causing a bigger problem for referees

12:01, Thu, Feb 26, 2026 Updated: 09:48, Sat, Feb 28, 2026 BBC pundit Dion Dublin has joined the growing number of Premier League fans to express their discontent with VAR. Nearly seven years after ...
Sky Sports

Liverpool vs Man City VAR intervention to disallow Rayan Cherki goal and send off Dominik Szoboszlai ruined golden moment, says Gary Neville

Gary Neville says the decision to overturn Rayan Cherki's late goal from the halfway line in Manchester City's win over Liverpool erased one of the moments of the season and provided ammunition for ...
as.com

Punishment handed out for VAR referees after Barcelona and Real Madrid errors

The Spanish Refereeing Committee (CTA) will punish the VAR referees from Monday’s Girona 2-1 Barcelona match and Saturday’s Real Madrid 4-1 Real Sociedad game, both from matchday 24. The refereeing ...
Sky Sports

VAR absence in FA Cup intensifies debate around technology: Should we keep, reform or remove it?

The officiating in Newcastle's FA Cup fourth-round win at Aston Villa should have been the perfect argument for VAR, yet the technology, not in use until the next ...
BBC

The big VAR debate: with, without or change its scope?

'One of worst decisions I've ever seen' - Rooney on Digne handball Would football be better without the video assistant referee (VAR) system? Premier League fans, managers and players got a reminder ...
The Guardian

VAR use becoming too ‘microscopic’, warns Uefa’s director for refereeing

‘We need to speak about this at the end of the season’ Roberto Rosetti, Uefa’s managing director for refereeing, has warned video assistant refereeing is becoming too “microscopic” and fears use of ...
The Independent

Uefa refereeing chief issues VAR warning as he admits use of technology may have gone too far

UEFA’s referees’ chief has issued a stark warning that the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system risks becoming overly "microscopic" in its analysis of subjective decisions, straying from its original ...
The Guardian

VAR v vibes: there can be only one winner in the Premier League

Perhaps the only thing everyone can agree on is that, according to our old friend The Letter of the Law, the “goal” Rayan Cherki scored from inside his own half in the dying moments of added time of ...