Subscribe to The Athletic using our latest offer here. 31' Tottenham 1-0 Chelsea VAR have decided that Caicedo's goal was offside. Simple, right? No! Now VAR have called the referee over to the ...

Napoli coach Antonio Conte sarcastically asked for a VAR check in the first half of a Serie A match against Juventus: ‘You are not even going to see it again, are you?’ Napoli asked for a penalty kick ...

The incident sparked huge controversy in the aftermath, with opinion split on whether the goal should have been allowed to ...

Straight into the VAR check for offside we go, as the assistant puts up his flag. This isn’t necessarily straightforward because it’s subjective over the keeper being obstructed — rather than Simons’ ...

Referees’ chiefs have admitted that semi-automated offside technology failed during Tuesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final, when it took almost six minutes to chalk off Antoine Semenyo’s second goal at St ...

The Premier League have explained the VAR check that disallowed Nottingham Forest's goal was down to a problem with the semi-automated offside. Forest were already one goal to the good when they won a ...

FIFA is set to announce a new feature for the 2026 World Cup: corner kicks could be reviewed by VAR. This idea was not accepted for national leagues, but FIFA still wants to test it during the World ...