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 ...

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) ...

Lazio fans made their feelings about VAR clear during matches in January "I believe we forgot the reason why VAR was introduced," Uefa referees' chief Roberto Rosetti said last week. His choice of ...

"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 ...

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 ...

Perhaps the only thing everyone can agree on is that, according to our old friend The Letter of the Law, the “goal” Rayan Cherki scored from inside his own half in the dying moments of added time of ...

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 ...

With Newcastle trailing 1-0 thanks to a controversial Tammy Abraham goal, Kieran Trippier delivered a cross from the right. The ball then hit Lucas Digne's arm, and a free-kick was awarded on the edge ...