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Referees Dropped After Admitting Error in Not Awarding Stoppage Time Penalty to Wolves Against Manchester United

  • Wolverhampton were denied a late penalty after a collision between Man United's Andre Onana and Wolves' Sasa Kalajdzic.
  • Referee Simon Hooper and VAR Michael Salisbury failed to award the penalty despite Wolves' protests.
  • Elite referees' manager Jon Moss apologized and called it a "blatant penalty" that should have been given.
  • Hooper, Salisbury, and assistant VAR Richard West have been dropped from upcoming Premier League fixtures.
  • The incident highlights issues around consistency in VAR usage and accountability for refereeing mistakes.
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