VAR

Football fans are frustrated with the sport's commercialisation

Football fans' top 20 biggest gripes

With VAR delays continuing to frustrate football fans, Snickers has teamed up with former Burnley FC manager Sean Dyche to launch the world's first VAR spa.

Premier League loses 19 HOURS of game time to VAR delays

Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai pulls the shirt of Manchester City striker Erling Haaland. The incident led to one of the most controversial episodes in Premier League history

Time football's 'professional offenders' paid the real penalty

Championship clubs reject the use of VAR for next season

Paul Heckingbottom applauds the fans at the end of the match

Heckingbottom's VAR stance after North End vs Birmingham City fume

Gary Neville on punditry duties with Sky Sports

'Totally mundane' - Paul Heckingbottom in agreement with Gary Neville

Referee Chris Kavanagh

Preston North End vs Aston Villa confirmed refereeing appointments

Match Referee Michael Oliver reviews an incident on the pitch side VAR monitor

FA Cup technology confirmed for quarter-finals except PNE vs Villa

John Brooks

Confirmed referee & VAR appointments for Preston North End vs Burnley

The FA Cup

New technology for FA Cup ties but not Preston North End vs Burnley

Rovers' Makhtar Gueye with Preston North End's Kaine Kesler-Hayden

John Smith's PNE Fans' Panel verdict: A night when VAR might have saved our derb...

Ryan Lowe was not too pleased with the decision to award Leeds United a penalty. Preston North End suffered a late defeat on Sunday. (Image: Camera Sport)

Ryan Lowe reflects on Leeds United penalty fume after PNE's loss

Morecambe boss Ged Brannan applauds those Shrimps fans who made the journey to Swansea City Picture: Eddie Keogh/Getty Images

Shrimps' squad earns manager's praise

Ryan Lowe

Ryan Lowe reaction as Preston North End beaten 4-0 by Chelsea

Chelsea and Preston North End meet in the third round of the FA Cup. VAR will be in use at Stamford Bridge - here's all you need to know. (Image: IKIMAGES/AFP via Getty Images

Chelsea vs Preston North End FA Cup third round key match information

Preston North End have had a few penalties this season. Leeds United and Middlesbrough have had the chance from 12-yards too. (Image: CameraSport - Andrew Kearns)

Championship 'most penalties awarded' table shows dramatic disparity
Here are the teams in the Championship with the most and least penalties won during the 2023/24 season so far.
Jordan Jones

Ryan Lowe

'Going to have to' - Ryan Lowe makes VAR prediction for Championship

Jeff Stelling leaving Sky Sports: Soccer Saturday presenter confirms departure after 30 years

Breaking Jeff Stelling leaving Sky Sports after 30 years with Soccer Saturday

Bruno Guimarães will feature for Brazil in Qatar (Photo by Javier Mamani/Getty Images)

FIFA World Cup 2022: Qatar schedule for Thursday including Brazil

Premier League to implement huge VAR change after successful trial

Preston North End's FA Cup clash with Cardiff City was played behind closed doors last week

Dave Seddon's Preston North End Press View: FA Cup tie at Cardiff was soulless -...

VAR will be used when Morecambe travel to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday

VAR to be used in Morecambe's FA Cup tie at Tottenham Hotspur

Bobby Madley awards Morecambe's penalty.

Michael Flynn calls for VAR but congratulates Morecambe after Newport County's L...

Neil Reynolds believes VAR is ruining football (photo: Ruth Hornby)

Ex-Bamber Bridge boss and current FC United manager Neil Reynolds calls for VAR ...

Millwall's Jed Wallace scores a penalty against Preston North End. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

Revealed! The Championship's biggest penalty-kick winners and losers

Preston North End goalkeeper Declan Rudd saves at the feet of Stoke midfielder Tasham Oakley-Boothe

Preston North End keeper Declan Rudd jumps to the defence of red-carded team-mat...

Seven in 10 Brits are put off investing money because of the financial lingo Jack Peat

Something’s brewing at work

What do you think of VAR?

Reader's letter: 'Let’s see more goals by getting rid of offside rule'

Women's World Cup 2019

Women's World Cup 2019: England eyeing group top spot, France on fire and Austra...

Here's the Carabao Cup rule changes that Preston North End fans need to know abo...

Portugal and Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo completed a hat-trick against Spain with a stunning free-kick in one of the many memorable moments of the first couple of weeks of the World Cup in Russia

Dave Seddon's Soapbox: Thrilling group stages mean it's so far, so good at the W...

Burnley's England centre-back James Tarkowski

Craig Salmon's Soapbox: VAR is still a massive grey area after England's draw wi...

Burnley and England's James Tarkowski

New boy James Tarkowski on wrong end of VAR verdict as England are held by Italy

8 ways technology has ruined football

Preston North End's Tom Clarke reacts after referee Graham Scott awards for Sheffield United

Sean Gregan's exclusive column

Jon Moss awards Leicester's second goal after consulting VAR.

Is VAR technology the future or will it ruin the beautiful game?

Jon Moss calls upon the VAR on Tuesday night

Craig Salmon's Soapbox: Will VAR kill football's appeal?

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