Arsenal 'prepare bid' for Erling Haaland team-mate as transfer plan revealed Gunners already appear to be making moves for January amid injury woes Evening Standard · Oct 4
Manchester United transfer news: Arsenal fight for prolific striker; Bundesliga star 'open to move' Red Devils beginning to get affairs in order ahead of January transfer window Evening Standard · Oct 4
Tottenham Hotspur vying to sign Bundesliga striker - and thwart familiar face: report Tottenham have completed the signing of Omar Marmoush - but aren't done in the transfer market just yet FourFourTwo · Aug 27
The World Cup of Calvinball: Fifa’s hasty changes turn refereeing into a free-for-all Match officials are enforcing tweaks to the laws of the game that have hardly been tested. The results? Drama, ‘mistaken identities’ and lots of confusion The Guardian - US · Jul 15
Mission creep: FIFA's embrace of technology backfires in controversy-riven World Cup Technology's integration into World Cup refereeing has ignited significant controversy and debate. VAR interventions have led to numerous disputes and accusations of unfairness. Coaches and players express frustration over inconsistent application and perceived over-reach. FIFA officials defend the technology's role in correcting clear errors. Fans voice their displeasure through boos,… The Economic Times · Jul 10
What is 'Snicko'? World Cup VAR drama explained after Portugal vs Croatia chaos Cricket-style technology used to rule out Josko Gvardiol’s last-gasp equaliser in dramatic last-32 thriller Evening Standard · Jul 3
How does ‘Snicko’ work at the World Cup? Why Croatia were denied equaliser against Portugal by VAR technology Josko Gvardiol’s equaliser in the 13th minute of stoppage time was ruled out after a VAR check The Independent UK · Jul 3
Why was 103rd minute Croatia equaliser ruled out by VAR in climactic World Cup knockout match? Croatia controversially exited the World Cup at the first knockout round FourFourTwo · Jul 3
VAR, tears and Ronaldo: Portugal survive a World Cup classic Portugal secured a dramatic 2-1 victory over Croatia to advance to the Round of 16, a win overshadowed by a controversial late VAR decision. After Croatia thought they had equalized in stoppage time, semi-automated offside technology disallowed Josko Gvardiol's goal due to a marginal touch. Earlier, Cristiano Ronaldo became the… The Economic Times · Jul 3
Why was Josko Gvardiol’s goal disallowed vs Portugal? Croatia fans throw bottles on pitch amid VAR controversy Gvardiol’s last-gasp equaliser against Portugal was ruled out after the Snicko technology revealed a touch barely noticeable to the human eye The Independent UK · Jul 3
Why Croatia’s 103rd-minute equaliser against Portugal was disallowed by VAR Croatia believed they had scored a 103rd-minute equaliser against Portugal in their World Cup clash on Thursday. Ivan Perisic had put Croatia head in the 53rd minute before Cristiano Ronaldo equalised from the penalty spot 15 minutes later, and then Goncalo Ramos made it 2-1 to Portugal with a powerful… The Independent UK · Jul 3
Luckless Scotland suffer another late twist in Nations League Croatia 2-1 Scotland: After conceding late goals in last month’s defeats, Steve Clarke’s side had a last-gasp equaliser ruled out in Zagreb The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2024
Che Adams denied last-gasp leveller by VAR as Scotland fall to defeat in Croatia Ryan Christie had put the visitors on front. The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2024
Andrej Kramaric winner for Croatia and late VAR call extend Scotland’s misery Scotland let their lead slip as they fell to a 2-1 defeat to Croatia where a late own goal was ruled out for offside The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2024
The National (Scotland) · Oct 12, 2024 Scotland player ratings in narrow Nations League defeat to Croatia Scotland players rated in narrow Nations League defeat to Croatia