The Latest Breaking News from Darren England

PGMOL rejects Ben Foster’s claim that referees pressured Sky Sports into VAR cover-up

The former Premier League goalkeeper claimed Sky Sports producers were under ‘direct orders’ not to show the Luis Diaz goal in detail during the live programme

The Independent UK · Oct 5, 2023

VAR Darren England discusses avoiding mistakes in interview for children’s book

England was interviewed for a book before his error during the Tottenham-Liverpool game.

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

Check complete: The VAR experiment in football has failed - it’s time to bin it

The technology has made watching and following football immeasurably wors

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2023

‘Oh ****’ - VAR audio reveals moment Liverpool goal wrongly ruled out against Tottenham

The audio from the bungled VAR call which cost Liverpool the opening goal in Saturday's defeat by Tottenham has confirmed that video assistant referee Darren England was immediately told he had made a mistake but felt unable to correct it.

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2023

Full transcript as PGMOL release VAR audio after Liverpool fume over disallowed Luis Diaz goal

The referees’ body, the PGMOL, have released the full audio clip of the communication between the on-field officials and the VARs that led to Luis Diaz’s legitimate goal for Liverpool being wrongly disallowed against Tottenham.

Evening Standard · Oct 3, 2023

PGMOL releases audio of VAR decision that wrongly saw Luis Diaz goal ruled out

Liverpool said on Sunday they would explore their options given the “clear need for escalation and resolution”.

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

‘And the Oscar goes to…’: Pep Guardiola calls on referees to be more humble

After Luis Díaz’s disallowed goal against Tottenham, the Manchester City manager claimed referees play football’s ‘leading roles’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2023

Liverpool receive VAR audio of controversial disallowed Luis Diaz goal at Spurs

Miscommunication between VAR Darren England and on-field referee Simon Hooper led to the goal being ruled out in Saturday’s Premier League fixture.

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

VAR audio from Luis Díaz’s wrongly disallowed goal is released by PGMOL

The VAR audio from the disallowed goal for Liverpool at Tottenham has revealed that the replay operator was first to spot the embarrassing error

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2023

Liverpool to be sent audio from VAR controversy before it is released publicly

Luis Diaz’s goal in the 2-1 defeat at Spurs on Saturday was ruled out for offside, which was described by PGMOL as a “significant human error”.

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023