VAR continues to be a major talking point in football, with recent matches seeing numerous controversial decisions and lengthy reviews that are sparking widespread debate among fans and pundits.
VAR (Video Assistant Referee) is a system used in football to assist referees in making decisions.
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"VAR: Are lengthy decisions ruining games as a spectacle - BBC Sport More contentious VAR decisions in the Premier League have raised further questions on its effect on games as a spectacle"
News Link @BBC 2026-02-01T20:24Z 2.4M followers, 88.4K engagements
"Unai Emery calls Aston Villas disallowed goal not fair after four-minute VAR check - The Athletic Tammy Abraham's goal was disallowed against Brentford after the ball was deemed to have gone out of play [--] seconds before"
News Link @nytimes 2026-02-01T18:35Z 52.8M followers, 185.8K engagements
"BREAKING: Chelsea's win over West Ham descends into chaos with huge brawl and VAR red card - Mirror Online A brawl broke out in the closing stages of Chelsea"
News Link @DailyMirror 2026-01-31T19:38Z 1.3M followers, [----] engagements
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"Still bemused how VAR missed this one 😵💫"
X Link @EPLBible 2026-02-02T12:43Z 646.5K followers, 110K engagements
"Raparem nesse udio do Var. Durante o intervalo INACREDITVEL #Flamengo #CRF @1MauroSantAnna @fla_infos @PapaRubroNegro @Peralta_CRF"
X Link @Lemos_Santos 2026-02-02T11:36Z 35.4K followers, 165K engagements
"Most goals ruled out after a VAR review this season: Fulham [--] Brentford [--] Everton [--] Tottenham [--] West Ham [--] Only clubs not to have a goal ruled out: Arsenal Burnley Chelsea Man City Sunderland Wolves"
X Link @DaleJohnsonBBC 2026-02-02T10:56Z 80.5K followers, 52.1K engagements
"He is 100% right to call out VAR but he needs to shy away from blaming for the result imo #mancity #manchestercity #premierleague #rodri #var Rodri BERATES the refereeing standards in interview 🚨 Rodri BERATES the refereeing standards in interview 🚨"
TikTok Link @willstevoe 2026-02-02T09:11Z 56K followers, 34.2K engagements
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