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VAR – A global pandemic
Steven Kelly discusses the ongoing frustrations with VAR and the impact it is having on football as a spectacle.
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Journey to the centre of the Europa League – The journey’s end?
After a unprecedented week in European football, Jonathan O’Shea brings us a round up of Europa League action and politicking at UEFA headquarters
Journey to the centre of the Europa League – last 32, first legs
Jonathan O’Shea looks ahead to this week’s UEFA Europa League action with a number of eye catching ties on the agenda.
Football’s New Year Resolutions 2020
Jonathan O’Shea looks ahead to 2020 and offers up some suggestions for topics that are sure to be major talking points.
Why is there negativity surrounding VAR?
Ever since Video Assistant Referee [VAR] has been introduced to the Premier League, debates about it have been the hottest commodity in football. In fact, this new refereeing process has been hands-down the most scrutinised thing in this young Premier League season, beating out any player, manager, item, or team. The volume of the complaints […]
Harry Kane, the lean mean goal scoring machine
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Seven lessons from the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup
With the confetti settled from the latest incarnation or the FIFA Women’s World Cup, Alex Jackson takes a look at the main talking points from this summer’s tournament.
A pause of emotion – Video Assisted Refereeing could kill the goal celebration
As the debate surrounding Video Assisted Refereeing rumbles on, the immediacy of goal celebrations are under threat, writes Julian Roberts.
VAR – making the game or killing it?
The Video Assistant Referee (VAR) initiative has come under fire during its brief foray into English football, is the new technology sustainable long term?
Virtual Insanity – VAR creates more problems than it solves
Dave Long discusses the impact that the video assistant referee (VAR) is having on the game so its introduction to top flight football.