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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Suzanne Wrack

Sweden’s Asllani labels Euro VAR as catastrophic before England semi-final

Sweden’s Kosovare Asllani and Stina Blackstenius
Sweden’s Kosovare Asllani rushes to celebrate with Stina Blackstenius (centre) only for Blackstenius’s goal to be disallowed by VAR against Belgium. Photograph: Nick Potts/PA

Sweden’s Kosovare Asllani criticised the implementation of VAR at the European Championship before her side’s semi-final against England. Sweden have had five goals ruled out by the technology in four games.

“Using 50% fewer cameras in our tournament than the men’s game, that is a catastrophe really,” Asllani said. “The decisions can’t be made with the same precision. It’s not just for us, for other teams too. There are situations where I think you should have more cameras, that can be really decisive.”

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