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The death of VAR

The death of VAR

Coventry City's disallowed FA Cup semi-final goal should spell the end of VAR as we know it. But Sheffield United fans have known a reckoning was coming since John Lundstram's big toe

Apr 22, 2024
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Words: David Taylor

After a hugely important game at the bottom of the Premier League ended in Everton’s favour, a tweet from Nottingham Forest’s official account reached levels of embarrassment rarely seen in the modern era, claiming bias and corruption at the highest level of officialdom. You’d assume that the tweet, more suited to an anonymous fan acc…

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