VAR official Darren England will not officiate Liverpool for rest of the season after his involvement in their defeat to Tottenham, it has been claimed.
Luis Diaz incorrectly had a goal chalked off for offside during the Reds’ heartbreaking 2-1 defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last Saturday.
The PGMOL have since released the VAR audio of the failure in communication, with fans spotting one damning moment from the incident.
Jurgen Klopp has subsequently insisted that the game should be replayed, as VAR continues to fall short in the high pressure moments.
On Tuesday, it was confirmed that both officials involved in the ‘human error’, Darren England and Dan Cook, had been stood down for another round of fixtures.
However, it has since come to light that England has been blocked from officiating Liverpool for the rest of the campaign.
That’s according to The Telegraph, who claim that the 37-year-old’s mistake will also have affected him financially.
The report states that ‘his match fees for games he has lost amount to around £1,200 on top of a basic salary of approximately £150,000’.
Speaking ahead of Liverpool’s Europa League clash against Union Saint-Gilloise, Klopp reacted to the audio, believing a replay would be the only fair resolution. While the German admitted he had no desire for officials to be given ‘further punishment’.
Klopp told reporters: “The audio did not change it at all, I was not interested in what things happened as I saw the outcome, we scored and it did not count.
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BREAKING: VAR official involved in Luis Diaz error will not officiate Liverpool for rest of the season
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VAR official Darren England will not officiate Liverpool for rest of the season after his involvement in their defeat to Tottenham, it has been claimed.
Luis Diaz incorrectly had a goal chalked off for offside during the Reds’ heartbreaking 2-1 defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last Saturday.
The PGMOL have since released the VAR audio of the failure in communication, with fans spotting one damning moment from the incident.
Jurgen Klopp has subsequently insisted that the game should be replayed, as VAR continues to fall short in the high pressure moments.
On Tuesday, it was confirmed that both officials involved in the ‘human error’, Darren England and Dan Cook, had been stood down for another round of fixtures.
However, it has since come to light that England has been blocked from officiating Liverpool for the rest of the campaign.
That’s according to The Telegraph, who claim that the 37-year-old’s mistake will also have affected him financially.
The report states that ‘his match fees for games he has lost amount to around £1,200 on top of a basic salary of approximately £150,000’.
Speaking ahead of Liverpool’s Europa League clash against Union Saint-Gilloise, Klopp reacted to the audio, believing a replay would be the only fair resolution. While the German admitted he had no desire for officials to be given ‘further punishment’.
Klopp told reporters: “The audio did not change it at all, I was not interested in what things happened as I saw the outcome, we scored and it did not count.
“It’s really important that as big as football is and important as football is we deal with it in a proper way. All the people involved, the on-field referee, linesman, fourth official and especially in this case VAR, didn’t do that on purpose. It was an obvious mistake and I think there would have been solutions for it afterwards.
“Some people probably don’t want me to say, but not as the manager of Liverpool so much, more as a football person, the only outcome should be a replay. That’s how it is. It probably will not happen.”
He continued: “The argument against [a replay] will probably be if we open that gate then everybody will ask for it. The situation is so unprecedented that I’m 56 years old and I’m absolutely used to wrong decisions, difficult decisions but something like that as far as I can remember never happened.
“That’s why I think a replay would be the right thing. If it happened again, a replay would be the right thing to do or the referee has the opportunity to bring both coaches together and say, ‘Sorry we made a mistake but we can solve it. Let Liverpool score a goal and we can start from there.’
“I’m not angry with anybody, not at all. We should not go for them. They made a mistake and they felt horrible that night, I’m 100 per cent sure. That’s enough for me, nobody needs further punishment.”
Mark Goldbridge slams Gary Neville over ‘joke’ Liverpool replay stance
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Mark Goldbridge has slammed Gary Neville over his views on the Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool VAR controversy.
On Saturday, Liverpool star Luis Diaz had a goal wrongly ruled out for offside during their 2-1 defeat against Spurs.
Since then, the PGMOL have been under intense pressure to release the full VAR audio of the incident.
On Tuesday evening, the PGMOL released the audio from the incident to the public.
Mark Goldbridge slams Gary Neville over ‘joke’ Liverpool replay stance
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Mark Goldbridge has slammed Gary Neville over his views on the Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool VAR controversy.
On Saturday, Liverpool star Luis Diaz had a goal wrongly ruled out for offside during their 2-1 defeat against Spurs.
Since then, the PGMOL have been under intense pressure to release the full VAR audio of the incident.
On Tuesday evening, the PGMOL released the audio from the incident to the public.
Speaking ahead of Liverpool’s Europa League clash against Union Saint-Gilloise, Klopp called for a replay.
He said: “It’s really important that as big as football is and important as football is we deal with it in a proper way. All the people involved, the on-field referee, linesman, fourth official and especially in this case VAR, didn’t do that on purpose. It was an obvious mistake and I think there would have been solutions for it afterwards.
“Some people probably don’t want me to say, but not as the manager of Liverpool so much, more as a football person, the only outcome should be a replay. That’s how it is. It probably will not happen.”
After that, Neville took to social media to reject Klopp’s claims, he wrote: “Can’t believe how Liverpool have grabbed defeat from victory in their handling of this! They were wronged by a shocking mistake. End of!”
Now, United fan and YouTuber Goldbridge has hit back at Neville. He wrote: “Can’t believe the Priminister of football has failed to grasp it again. This isn’t a joke, it isn’t a one off and it’s not about Liverpool. It’s about football and the constant horrific decisions”
PGMOL release VAR audio of Luis Diaz offside error in Tottenham vs Liverpool
PGMOL, the governing body for Premier League referees, has released the VAR audio from Liverpool’s controversial defeat to Tottenham.
Liverpool were beaten 2-1 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday in a match packed with contentious incidents.
Jurgen Klopp’s side had Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota both sent off by referee Simon Hooper, with Tottenham going on to snatch a dramatic win in the sixth minute of injury time thanks to an own goal from Liverpool defender Joel Matip.
After the match, PGMOL admitted that Liverpool winger Luis Diaz had a goal incorrectly ruled out for offside because of “significant human error”.
Diaz had his goal chalked off when the game was still 0-0 following an unusually quick check by the VAR, Darren England, in which the customary offside line graphic was not shown.
Liverpool submitted a formal request to PGMOL to receive the VAR audio from the match, which has now been released to the public. Take a listen below.
PGMOL also provided the following information on the Premier League website after releasing the audio.
“As stated shortly after the full-time whistle on Saturday evening, we acknowledged in a statement that a significant human error had occurred during the aforementioned match, which we recognise should have resulted in a goal being awarded through VAR intervention,” read a PGMOL statement.
“As with all goal situations, the VAR team checked every aspect of the goal. After the on-field officials had disallowed the goal for offside, the checking phase and process started and was carried out correctly by the VAR. The kick-point selection was accurate and the use of a single 2D line on the foot of the second rear-most defender was also correctly positioned.
The statement added: “The image created showed that Luis Diaz was clearly onside, without the need for the insertion of a second line. In a lapse of concentration and loss of focus in that moment, the VAR lost sight of the on field decision and he incorrectly communicated “check complete”, therefore inadvertently confirming the on-field decision. He did this without any dialogue with the AVAR [Assistant VAR].
“The match then restarted immediately. After a few seconds, the Replay Operator and then the AVAR queried the check-complete outcome with the VAR and asked him to review the image that had been created, pointing out that the original on-field decision had been offside, but this was not communicated to the on-field team at any point during the match.
“The VAR team then gave consideration as to whether the game could be stopped at that point, however the VAR and AVAR concluded that the VAR protocol within the Laws of the Game would not permit that to happen, and they decided intervention was not possible as play had restarted.
“The audio between the on-field team of match officials and the VAR team is below. PGMOL has carried out a review into the circumstances which led to this incorrect outcome and the subsequent learnings will be implemented to mitigate the risk of errors occurring in the future.”
PGMOL later issued a second statement in which it acknowledged the error and confirmed that VAR officials Darren England and Dan Cook had been stood down for the next round of Premier League fixtures.
“PGMOL can confirm that we have carried out a review into the circumstances which led to the Luis Diaz goal being incorrectly disallowed for offside in the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Liverpool FC,” read the statement.
“We recognise standards fell short of expectations and acknowledged the error to Liverpool immediately after the conclusion of the fixture.
“A detailed report, including the key learnings and immediate actions taken, alongside the audio between the on-field officials and VAR team has been submitted to the Premier League, who have shared it with Liverpool FC and subsequently all other Premier League Clubs.
“The review of the on-field and VAR decision-making processes and application of the decision-making principles has identified the following key learnings to mitigate against the risk of a future error:
– Guidance to Video Match Officials has always emphasised the need for efficiency, but never at the expense of accuracy. This principle will be clearly reiterated
– A new VAR Communication Protocol will be developed to enhance the clarity of communication between the referee and the VAR team in relation to on-field decisions
– As an additional step to the process, the VAR will confirm the outcome of the VAR check process with the AVAR before confirming the final decision to the on-field officials
“PGMOL are committed to enhancing VAR performance through a new training programme which started this season and focuses on process and best practice for all VARs, AVARs and Replay Operators in their specific roles. While we have a number of FIFA-recognised VARs, work is ongoing to create a dedicated pool of VAR specialists.
“The VAR and AVAR in question were removed from their remaining fixtures in Match Round 7 in the Premier League and have not been included in the appointments for Match Round 8 this weekend.
“PGMOL and The FA have also agreed to review the policy to allow match officials to officiate matches outside of FIFA or UEFA appointments.”
