In both of England’s recent Euro semi-finals, there’s been penalty controversy. Some pundits branded the decision in favour of Kane the other night “a disgrace.” At the time, I agreed with the VAR decision but have found the lively, good natured social media debate fascinating. Many England fans have argued that it should not have… Continue reading Total Recall and VAR (lessons from Harry Kane’s penalty for cultural analysis)
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The Church’s VAR
On Saturday I sat down to watch Wales v Switzerland’s second half. Switzerland took the lead and it looked like Wales were down and out, then the Welsh pulled back an equaliser. However it wasn’t much longer before Welsh dreams appeared in tatters as Switzerland took the lead again. But hold on, the referee is… Continue reading The Church’s VAR
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