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WAS VAR REALLY BROUGHT IN TO DEAL WITH NITPICKING?

by
The LeaguePaper Team
14 April 2019

VAR has no place in the game if it is to be used in situations such as that which saw Manchester City awarded a penalty against Tottenham in midweek.
As a long-term exponent of video assistance, I had imagined a system that ended blatant injustices.
Thierry Henry’s deliberate handball against the Republic of Ireland in 2009; the absurd offi- ciating that cost Cardiff victory against Chelsea two weeks ago. Clear refereeing errors that nobody could reasonably dispute.
What this version of VAR offers, however, is nitpicking and pedantry.
As the handball decisions given against Spurs&rsqu...

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