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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 round, was still blamed for the ...

Cast your mind back to last month's FA Cup third round. Remember how "refreshing" it was to watch elite football without VAR? That's what so many players, coaches, fans and pundits agreed. You could ...

Sandro Tonali of Newcastle complains to referee Chris Kavanagh during Saturday's FA Cup game against Aston Villa Serena Taylor/Newcastle United via Getty Images Isn’t it nice to have a weekend without ...

Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter and get behind-the-scenes access and unrivalled insight Join the Miguel Delaney: Inside Football newsletter UEFA’s referees’ chief has issued a ...

Roberto Rosetti, UEFA’s head of refereeing, believes VAR has become too “microscopic” and claims the reason for the technology’s introduction in the first place has been forgotten. The 58-year-old, a ...

Video assistant referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made and are they correct? This season, we take a look at the major incidents to examine and explain ...

The Premier League is in its sixth season of using video assistant referee technology and yet weekly discussions over high-profile errors persist. Controversies and conspiracy theories remain as ...

Video Assistant Referees (VAR) and Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT) will not be utilised in the third and fourth rounds of the 2025-26 Emirates FA Cup. VAR and SAOT were not in operation until ...