The previous longest VAR check was believed to be five minutes 37 seconds in the Premier League match between West Ham and ...
It took more than seven minutes for the video-assistant referee to rule out a goal during Saturday’s FA Cup game between Bournemouth and Wolves despite a new semi-automatic offside system being ...
The semi-automated technology was supposed to make offside decisions in a few seconds, but in its very first weekend we instead saw the longest VAR check ever in English football… Bournemouth ...
The VAR check was further complicated as VAR officials Timothy Wood and Darren England also had to also examine the possibility of hand balls prior to the tight offside call. Both sets of fans ...
And England had no hesitation in showing a straight red card following the VAR check. One fan gasped on X: "Yeeesh. That’s a leg breaker right there. Glad Hutchinson is okay." Another sighed ...
The VAR system has been widely criticized for creating lengthy stoppages during games, but it's rare for any check to last longer than a couple of minutes. The semi-automated offside system is ...