The former general manager of the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) has slammed the way VAR is being used in English football after one of the most controversial weekends since its inception.
Keith Hackett — who was part of the initial line-up of referees in the Premier League — says “a pig’s ear” is being made of the technology.
Ad West Ham were denied a dramatic late equaliser against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, when Maxwel Cornet's effort was ruled out after Jarrod Bowen was judged to have fouled goalkeeper Edouard Mendy in the build-up.
Premier LeagueMan Utd officially enter battle royal for top four, plus the war on VAR – The Warm-Up3 HOURS AGO West Ham manager David Moyes called the decision «scandalous», while their captain Declan Rice tweeted three times about the incident following the match, saying the system is a “shambles” and called it “one of the worst VAR decisions made”.