Opened Monday, 14 September 2026 at 19:55 UTC Closes Thursday, 17 September 2026 at 19:55 UTC
VAR should not be used to overturn on-field decisions in tight marginal calls.
A Manchester derby VAR controversy highlights the recurring problem of video review being used to second-guess subjective decisions that the on-field referee already made in real time.
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Once VAR starts unpicking tight calls, it doesn't stop—the standard drifts tighter every season, and eventually every goal lives under a microscope that kills the momentum a team needs to believe it's winning.
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