THE Championship is regarded as one of the toughest, most entertaining leagues in world football. But whether you’re freezing on the terraces at Loftus Road or watching a Friday night thriller under ...

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And so here we are. The World Cup finalists are set. After two compelling semifinals—one marked by France’s inability to cope with Spain’s discipline, the other marked by England’s tactically ...

Being a referee is a thankless job. Despite the necessity and complexity of the role, referees’ decisions continue to be heavily scrutinised. In the Round of 16 World Cup match between England and ...

England manager Thomas Tuchel broke his silence in the FA documentary Reflections as he revisited the agonising World Cup semi-final defeat to Argentina. Despite finishing the tournament in third plac ...

'VAR gets super-focused on Haaland' - Webb on missed Fernandez offside Referees' chief Howard Webb has admitted that the video assistant referee (VAR) did not even consider whether Enzo Fernandez was ...

The video assistant referee system, or VAR, has led to some controversial calls at the 2026 World Cup. Here’s why. Egypt was eliminated from the tournament with a 3-2 loss to Argentina, after having ...

VAR was never supposed to steal the show. It was supposed to improve the game. Instead, with just four matches remaining in the World Cup, the video assistant referee has become the tournament’s most ...

Is the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) a boon or a bane for the football community? The jury is still out on a final verdict. However, there is some sort of consensus that certain teams do get those ...

Embolo was dismissed in the 72nd minute following a VAR review that exposed a clear act of simulation. Initially, the referee had issued a yellow card to Argentina’s Leandro Paredes for a perceived ...

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