Echoes of mistakes: why has VAR caused so much anger this season?
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The closest England came to thermonuclear war was seven months ago because of a referee's decision. When referee Simon Hooper wrongly disallowed a Luis Díaz goal for offside and VAR Darren England failed to correct it, the initial reaction was heated and only escalated.
"They said it was important, that's very important," Gary Neville said on Sky at PGMOL [Professional Game Match Officials Limited] The ...