Source: REUTERS/DAVID KLEIN
[Saba Sports News] In the Premier League match between
Liverpool and Tottenham, there was a major human error. In the first half,
Liverpool’s star player Luis Diaz had a goal disallowed for offside. However,
the match official did not provide the offside decision promptly, leading to a
significant controversy. Following the match, the Premier League Referee
Company released a statement acknowledging the misjudgement. The referee
company stated that there was a communication issue between the VAR referee and
the on-field referee. The VAR referee believed that the goal was not offside,
but mistakenly assumed that the on-field referee’s decision aligned with their
own judgment, resulting in the VAR referee stating “check completed.”
This disallowed goal had a detrimental impact on the morale of the Liverpool
players, ultimately leading to their defeat against Tottenham.