Spanish judge cites gross errors by VAR in La Liga 2022-23 season
1 year ago

Spanish judge cites gross errors by VAR in La Liga 2022-23 season

The Hindu  

Weighing in on the effectiveness of football’s video review, a Spanish court has deemed that VAR officials created gross errors during games last season through their partial selection of images for the referee to view. In a recent court verdict seen by The Associated Press on Friday, a Madrid-based judge cited two incidents from Spanish league games played last season where the images provided by the video assistant led to erroneous decisions by the on-field referee. The verdict tossed out a lawsuit by a former referee who had sued the Spanish football federation for no longer using him and other colleagues as video assistants during the final two games during the current season. READ | Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr has red card revoked, confirms Spanish Football Federation The first incident cited by judge Sonia López was during Real Madrid’s visit to Valencia in May when Vinícius Júnior was sent off with a red card for scuffling with Valencia players after the video assistant intervened.

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Premier League’s slow slide into video review chaos is far removed from FIFA vision for VAR in 2016
1 year, 1 month ago

Premier League’s slow slide into video review chaos is far removed from FIFA vision for VAR in 2016

Associated Press  

Video reviews in soccer were meant to take no more than six seconds. It is likely true Premier League match officials and the protocol they use are the biggest problem, not the VAR system overall which won praise at the last two men’s World Cups. In Zurich seven years ago, FIFA’s director of refereeing Massimo Busacca said it should “not …

Valencia's partial stadium ban reduced to THREE games
1 year, 6 months ago

Valencia's partial stadium ban reduced to THREE games

Daily Mail  

Valencia's partial stadium ban has been reduced to three matches despite the disgraceful racist abuse directed at Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jnr, while the fine the club were ordered to pay in the aftermath of the incident has also been lowered. The LaLiga side were sanctioned after Vinicius was targeted by Valencia supporters during Madrid's 1-0 defeat at the Mestalla, …

Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr has red card revoked, confirms Spanish Football Federation
1 year, 6 months ago

Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr has red card revoked, confirms Spanish Football Federation

The Hindu  

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr’s red card in Sunday’s La Liga match at Valencia, in which he was also racially abused, has been rescinded, the Spanish Football Federation said on Tuesday. The Brazilian winger was sent off in stoppage time by referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea for striking an opponent following a scuffle with Valencia players in which Vinicius appeared …

LaLiga: VAR official suspended after Vinicius Junior's red card incident against Valencia
1 year, 7 months ago

LaLiga: VAR official suspended after Vinicius Junior's red card incident against Valencia

Firstpost  

Spain’s refereeing committee sidelined official Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva on Tuesday for his upcoming matches after his involvement in Vinicius Junior’s red card against Valencia. Iglesias Villanueva was in charge of VAR during Valencia’s 1-0 La Liga win over Real Madrid on Sunday, in which Los Blancos forward Vinicius was racially abused by home supporters at Mestalla. However the video Iglesias …

Six VAR Officials Sacked After Vinicus Junior’s Red Card In Real Madrid's Loss to Valencia
1 year, 7 months ago

Six VAR Officials Sacked After Vinicus Junior’s Red Card In Real Madrid's Loss to Valencia

News 18  

Six VAR referees were sacked by the Royal Spanish Football Federation and the Technical Committee of Referees after Vinicius Jr allegedly received racist comments from opposition fans during Real Madrid’s La Liga encounter against Valencia on May 21. Things got worse after Vinicius was shown a straight red card in the dying moment of the match for getting involved in …

Spain referees ask for semi-automated offside technology after VAR mistake in La Liga
1 year, 11 months ago

Spain referees ask for semi-automated offside technology after VAR mistake in La Liga

The Hindu  

Spanish referees are calling for VAR to be boosted by semi-automated offside technology after a video-review mistake in a league match between Cádiz and Elche. The move came after the Video Assistant Referee failed to spot an Elche player was clearly in an offside position in the buildup to Elche’s 81st-minute equalizer at Cádiz on Monday. Cádiz coach Sergio González …

Spain unhappy about lack of VAR in Greece draw
3 years, 8 months ago

Spain unhappy about lack of VAR in Greece draw

The Hindu  

Spain was angry about the absence of a Video Assistant Referee as it was held to a 1-1 draw by a resolute Greece side in its opening World Cup Group B qualifier on Thursday. While most major European leagues and competitions have VAR at all games, the European World Cup qualifiers are being played without the additional technology. Spain’s players …

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