Not Clear, Not Obvious: Timothy Ford's VAR overreach

Experts from the Stúkann on Stöð 2 Sport wondered whether video refereeing should be introduced in the Besta deild men's league.

The Tenerife and Burgos equaled this Saturday without goals in a clash that almost excluded them from their objectives: the islands of avoiding the descent and the burgaleses, of attacking the promotion posts.The presence in the field of play of two teams in a good moment of form, but in antagonistic qualifier situation, foresaw a competing encounter from the initial moments, and the expectations were fulfilled, with a Burgos that began imposing…

Not Clear, Not Obvious: Timothy Ford's VAR overreach

Earlier today, PRO Referees released the Inside Video Review for Matchday 7, and the penalty awarded last Sunday to New York City FC striker Alonso Martínez was one of the five plays that made the cut.According to Greg Barkey, Manager of Video Review, Martínez was correctly awarded the penalty. But that was only after VAR referee Timothy Ford spent more than 4 minutes dissecting the play and making a case to referee Sergii Boiko that the call on…

This is the balance of the operation of the VAR in Costa Rica after seven months. Since its debut in the 3-3 tie between Carthaginés and Liberia, on September 10, 2024, the VAR (Video Referee Assistance, in Spanish) has taken center stage in the First Division of soccer in Costa Rica. Although it has served to correct arbitration errors, it also enhanced others, which were not rectified despite the clarity of the images, before the eyes of thous…