Jamaican referee Daneon Parchment, a certified user of the video assistant referee (VAR) technology, and a shortlisted official for the FIFA World Cup later this year, thinks the technology can be ...
Aston Villa's Lucas Digne handballs inside the area against Newcastle in the FA Cup on Saturday X/@footballontnt The Athletic FC ⚽ is The Athletic’s daily football (or soccer, if you prefer) ...
Barclays’ regulatory value-at-risk model remains on amber status after recording another hypothetical backtesting exception in Q4 2025, leaving the rolling 12-month total at five for the second ...
The Video Assistant Referee system continues to provide almost weekly controversies in the Premier League and it was no different in the FA Cup’s fourth round on Saturday – even though the technology ...
Scotland midfielder John McGinn criticised VAR north of the border as "a mess" as his brother Paul's Motherwell exited the Scottish Cup at the hands of Aberdeen in a tie featuring three red cards.
Eddie Howe has said referees are too reliant on VAR after three major errors during the FA Cup win against Aston Villa; Tammy Abraham's opener stood despite being offside, Lucas Digne avoided a red ...
Java Development Kit (JDK) 26, a planned update to standard Java due March 17, 2026, has reached its second release candidate (RC) stage. The RC is open for critical bug fixes, with the feature set ...
Born in Leeds, Joe finished his Spanish degree in 2018 before becoming an English teacher to football (soccer) players and managers, as well as collaborating with various football media outlets in ...
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 ...
"I believe we forgot the reason why VAR was introduced," Uefa referees' chief Roberto Rosetti said last week. His choice of words was important. This was not a criticism of the Premier League. It was ...
Manchester City’s crucial 2-1 victory over Liverpool ended in bizarre scenes at Anfield as Dominik Szoboszlai was sent off for denying a goalscoring opportunity – despite City scoring a goal from that ...
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 ...