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Ipswich Hold Leicester as Walle Egeli Cancels Out Daka After Disputed Free-Kick

A timely change from the bench reframed the contest as referee John Busby’s first-half decisions came under close review.

Spanish Refereeing Bodies Admit VAR Error on Girona’s Late Winner vs Barcelona

Villa–Newcastle Officiating Row Fuels Calls to Revisit FA Cup VAR Rules

Rocchi Apologizes After Inter Beat Juventus 3-2 in VAR Dispute Over Kalulu Red

Inter Beat Juventus 3-2 as Kalulu’s Second Yellow Prompts Fury and Exposes VAR Limits

Bochum Coach Uwe Rösler Blasts Yellow Card in 1-1 Draw With Münster

DFB Rules Chief Admits Three Penalty Errors After Contentious Bundesliga Weekend

VAR Decisions Shape Man United’s 3-2 Win as Marco Silva Rips Referee

VAR Handling in Juventus–Napoli Denounced After Missed Penalty on Hojlund

Kostoulas' Overhead Kick Earns Brighton Stoppage-Time Draw With Bournemouth

CAF Bans Samuel Eto’o for Four Matches Over AFCON Outburst

Disputed Equaliser and Red Card as Birmingham Draw 1-1 With Southampton

Leeds’ Joe Rodon Suffers Ankle Injury, Likely Out for Liverpool and FA Cup

FA Charges Tottenham Captain Cristian Romero Over Conduct After Liverpool Red

Morocco Opens AFCON With 2-0 Win as Host Project Takes Center Stage

Inter’s Lautaro Martinez Decries VAR Penalty After Liverpool’s 1-0 San Siro Win

Kitchen Left Off Next Appointments After Wan-Bissaka Let-Off at Old Trafford

Rangers Earn 2-2 Draw at Dundee United With 98th-Minute Penalty After Earlier Handball Let Go

Barnes Brace Downs Man City as Newcastle's Winner Survives VAR Review

Newcastle Beat Man City 2-1 as Guardiola Confronts Guimarães and Cameraman