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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Jonathan Liew

Why are we getting more, not less, VAR? Football will not kill its golden goose

Chris Kavanagh watches replays of West Ham’s late equaliser against Arsenal on Sunday, ultimately deciding to rule it out owing to Pablo’s foul on David Raya
Chris Kavanagh watches replays of West Ham’s late equaliser against Arsenal on Sunday, ultimately deciding to rule it out owing to Pablo’s foul on David Raya. Photograph: Marc Atkins/Getty Images

“Just keep delaying,” Darren England tells the referee, Chris Kavanagh, at West Ham on Sunday afternoon. The title is on the line, possibly relegation too, and as replay after replay queues up on the tape machine, who could blame a humble video assistant for wanting to savour the moment?

To survey it from all the relevant angles, consider all contingencies. To feel the sensation of all that awesome power at his fingertips. They’re calling it the most important VAR review in Premier League history. Stuart Attwell, you’ll never sing that.

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