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Premier League acknowledges 'significant' VAR error in Manchester derby

The league has informed clubs of a major officiating mistake during the recent Manchester derby match.

newest coverage 19h agosummary written 1d ago9 pieces RedditGoogle News

What to know

  • The Premier League has formally acknowledged a 'significant' VAR error from a Manchester derby, notifying all clubs of the mistake.
  • The specific nature of the error and which team was affected is not detailed in available reports.
  • The incident reflects broader frustrations with VAR consistency and decision-making speed in football.

The dispute Whether this VAR error represents a systemic problem or is isolated remains unstated; some commenters deflect to other officiating or disciplinary issues affecting their team. · positions read across 4 posts and comments

many voices

VAR's core problem is poor decision-making methodology—officials focus on narrow angles and miss context.

  • “if they simply zoomed out (they never checked a bigger angle) they'd see there was a defender close to the corner flag making the goal completely legal”

    durizna · Reddit ↗
some voices

VAR's speed is inconsistent—taking too long on routine calls and rushing on complex ones.

  • “It's also that they take ages when it should only take a second and take a second when it should take ages.”

    Feeling_Strike694 · Reddit ↗

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Sep 22yesterdaynow · 8:54 AM ET
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    “Some years ago in Brasil, there was a big match and the VAR was checking for an offside. They checked from every close up angle and the goal didn't stand because the guy was clearly offside. Everyone got super pissed at it because if they simply zoomed out (they never checked a bigger angle) they'd see there was a defender close to the corner flag making the goal completely legal.”
    — durizna, Reddit commenter · source

    1. 4 outlets first by The Mirror, 2d ago · also FotMob, The Times, The Independent · read ↗

    • Some years ago in Brasil, there was a big match and the VAR was checking for an offside. They checked from every close up angle and the goal didn’t stand because the guy was clearly offside. Everyone got super pissed at it because if they simply zoomed out (they never checked a bigger angle) they’d see there was a defender close to the corner flag…

      duriznar/soccer2d agoview on r/soccer ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 4 posts in this stretch

    • Didn't your captain get suspended for failing a drugs test? Not to mention the more than favourable referee decision but I'm sure you don't recall those.

      Momo616r/soccer1d agoview on r/soccer ↗

    • It's also that they take ages when it should only take a second and take a second when it should take ages.

      Feeling_Strike694r/soccer1d agoview on r/soccer ↗
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