Author: Soccerhuz

PGMOL chief refereeing officer Howard Webb has broken his silence on the VAR mishap that occurred between Liverpool and Tottenham, revealing that action has already been taken to avoid further errors of the sort. Reds star Luis Diaz saw a goal wrongly ruled out last month against Spurs for offside, despite replays showing that the winger had been played on by defender Cristian Romero. Diaz’s goal would have given Liverpool a shock 1-0 lead against Tottenham, having been reduced to ten men just moments earlier, but ultimately did not have an impact on the final score. Jurgen Klopp’s side went on to lose…

Liverpool winger Luis Díaz has broken his silence on the controversial disallowed goal he scored against Tottenham Hotspur. In an interview, Díaz discussed the decision and expressed his thoughts on the incident. The disallowed goal occurred during a match where Liverpool was already down to 10 men. Díaz’s goal was ruled out following a quick video assistant referee (VAR) check by Darren England. Interestingly, the customary offside line graphic was not shown on TV during the check. It later emerged that England mistakenly believed the on-field decision had been to award the goal, leading to confusion among the officials. The Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL)…

Referee chief Howard Webb has admitted his “disappointment” in the farcical VAR mistake at Tottenham and has vowed to ensure similar incidents are prevented from happening in future. Liverpool were beaten away at Tottenham in controversial circumstances last month, with a VAR communication error causing a legitimate Luis Diaz goal to not be awarded shortly before the interval. The PGMOL acknowledged that a “significant human error” had resulted in the strike not being allowed to stand, with the VAR audio from the incident subsequently released following a formal request from Liverpool. PGMOL chief and former referee Webb was invited to discuss the error on Sky…

The latest edition of ‘Match Officials: Mic’d Up’ aired, with PGMOL boss Howard Webb and Michael Owen taking a closer look at various refereeing decisions from the Premier League. The show was particularly notable as Webb addressed Luis Diaz’s wrongly disallowed goal in Liverpool’s 2-1 defeat to Tottenham. The goal was initially ruled out for offside, but replays showed that the goal should have stood. However, a major communication error from VAR Darren England led to referee Simon Hooper disallowing the goal. Webb admitted it was “human error (caused by) loss of concentration” and also addressed a number of other controversial incidents and…

Howard Webb will finally speak publicly about the VAR mistake that cost Liverpool dearly when they lost 2-1 to Tottenham earlier this month. The PGMOL chief will join Michael Owen for the second ever episode of Mic’d Up, going through recent VAR decisions to explain the process involved in how officials reached an on-field call. And Webb is expected to address the error that saw Darren England, on VAR, miscommunicate with referee Simon Hooper to result in Luis Diaz’s goal, confirmed as onside, ruled out for an offside. It was a mistake that caused huge anger among Liverpool’s fanbase and…

Former Chelsea midfielder, John Mikel Obi has insisted that Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has thrown Jadon Sancho under the bus for publicly criticizing his performances for the club. Mikel Obi believes Ten Hag was in the wrong for his action over Sancho, adding that it doesn’t make sense for the England winger to apologize to the Dutchman. Recall that Ten Hag had told the media after Man United’s defeat to Arsenal in September that Sancho was not meeting the professional standards expected of a Man United player. The former Ajax coach cited poor application in training as the…

A major factor in the broken relationship between Jadon Sancho and Erik ten Hag has come to light, while Manchester United have made a humbling exit decision ahead of the winter window, per reports. Sancho remains frozen out at Man Utd amid an ongoing dispute with his manager. The situation came to a head after Sancho was overlooked for selection to the matchday squad for the Premier League clash with Arsenal on September 3. Ten Hag suggested Sancho was ignored due to a lack of application in training. That was strongly refuted by the player who effectively branded his manager a liar…

Onana joined the Red Devils for an initial £43.8m from Inter during the summer transfer window, reuniting with former Ajax manager Erik ten Hag. But the Cameroonian’s Man Utd career has been plagued by various errors and mistakes thus far, with his most recent blip coming in Saturday’s 2-1 win at home to Brentford. Mathias Jensen gave the Bees the lead with a pretty tame strike down the middle of the goal, with Onana somehow failing to keep the ball out. United would go on to claim the three points courtesy of a brace from Scott McTominay in second-half stoppage time. After…

David de Gea caused a stir on social media on Tuesday by revealing he’s back in Manchester. The legendary Manchester United goalkeeper was released during the summer upon the expiration of his contract after 12 years at Old Trafford. The club held the option to trigger a further year in De Gea’s deal but opted not to earlier in 2023 as they instead looked to renegotiate an extended contract on lower wages. De Gea maintained he wanted to stay at United but several high-profile and costly mistakes in crucial matches led to a rethink from Erik ten Hag who decided…

Tottenham have emerged as unlikely early contenders for the Premier League title following an impressive start to the league campaign. Few would have predicted as much following the sale of talismanic striker Harry Kane to Bayern Munich, though the reality of the league table can’t be refuted. Remaining at the summit’s peak, however, with the likes of Arsenal, incumbent champions Manchester City and Jurgen Klopp’s resurgent Liverpool outfit also on the rise will be quite the challenge. With that goal in mind, Spurs are understood to have already begun plans for their next moves in the winter transfer market, according…