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FIFA Clears VAR Official After Alleged 'OK' Hand Gesture During Germany Match

The governing body’s independent panel found no disciplinary breach, though monitors remain critical and broadcasters have altered how they show VAR teams on air.

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Palmeiras Says CBF Admitted Error in VAR Call That Canceled Fuchs’s Stoppage-Time Goal

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Unpunished Angulo Forearm on Fernandes Raises New VAR Consistency Questions

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Club América Confirms Sebastián Cáceres Suffered Concussion and Cheekbone Fracture

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Everton To Challenge VAR ‘Accidental Handball’ Ruling With PGMOL After 2-1 Loss at West Ham

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VAR Declines Red for Calvert‑Lewin Hair Pull in FA Cup Semi‑Final

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Galatasaray Slams Referees During Derby, Extends Lead With 3–0 Win

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Referee Ittrich Defends Welz After DFB Admits Pokal Semi-Final Whistle Error

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Milan Prosecutors Open Formal Probe Into Referee Chief Gianluca Rocchi for Suspected Sports Fraud

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AFC Dismisses Shabab Al Ahli Protest, Clearing Machida Zelvia to Face Al-Ahli in Jeddah Final

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Barcelona Seek Answers After VAR Offside Rules Out Ferran Torres Goal

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Premier League Confirms No Retrospective Ban After Haaland–Gabriel Clash

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Cucurella Handball at Brighton Goes Unpunished as Ex-Ref Says It Was a Penalty

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Refereeing Commission Pulls Assistant Karen Díaz From Matchweek 16 After América–Toluca Fracas

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COPRED Urges Action as FMF Opens Probe Into Alleged Sexist Abuse of Referee Katia Itzel García

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Anthony Taylor Named Referee for Manchester City vs Arsenal

Controversies

FIFA Clears VAR Official After Alleged 'OK' Hand Gesture During Germany Match

SFA Panel Rules Celtic’s Match‑Winning Penalty at Motherwell Was Incorrect

Boca Protests Refereeing After 1-1 Draw as CONMEBOL Publishes VAR Audio

Teen Charged Over Leak of Referee’s Details After Celtic VAR Penalty

STJD Prosecutor Denounces Bobadilla After CBF Publishes VAR Audio

Palmeiras Says CBF Admitted Error in VAR Call That Canceled Fuchs’s Stoppage-Time Goal

Unpunished Angulo Forearm on Fernandes Raises New VAR Consistency Questions

Club América Confirms Sebastián Cáceres Suffered Concussion and Cheekbone Fracture

Everton To Challenge VAR ‘Accidental Handball’ Ruling With PGMOL After 2-1 Loss at West Ham

VAR Declines Red for Calvert‑Lewin Hair Pull in FA Cup Semi‑Final

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Controversies

Galatasaray Slams Referees During Derby, Extends Lead With 3–0 Win

Referee Ittrich Defends Welz After DFB Admits Pokal Semi-Final Whistle Error

Milan Prosecutors Open Formal Probe Into Referee Chief Gianluca Rocchi for Suspected Sports Fraud

AFC Dismisses Shabab Al Ahli Protest, Clearing Machida Zelvia to Face Al-Ahli in Jeddah Final

Barcelona Seek Answers After VAR Offside Rules Out Ferran Torres Goal

Premier League Confirms No Retrospective Ban After Haaland–Gabriel Clash

Cucurella Handball at Brighton Goes Unpunished as Ex-Ref Says It Was a Penalty

Refereeing Commission Pulls Assistant Karen Díaz From Matchweek 16 After América–Toluca Fracas

COPRED Urges Action as FMF Opens Probe Into Alleged Sexist Abuse of Referee Katia Itzel García

Anthony Taylor Named Referee for Manchester City vs Arsenal

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