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 meant ...

The previous longest VAR check was believed to be five minutes 37 seconds in the Premier League match between West Ham and Aston Villa in March 2024. The FA's explainer of semi-automated offsides ...

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 ...

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 ...

Both sets of fans at the Vitality Stadium were up in arms during Saturday's FA Cup fifth-round clash between Bournemouth and Wolves after an English record eight-minute VAR check. Hosts ...

A disallowed goal in AFC Bournemouth’s FA Cup triumph over Wolves has gone down as the ‘longest-ever VAR check in English football history’. Eight minutes passed from the goal being sent to ...

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 ...

The left-back was originally shown a yellow card by referee Craig Pawson, but VAR recommended an on-field ... one fan wrote on Reddit underneath a GIF of the incident. Another added: “I ...