Blues Saved by Rare Rule as Title Bid Stumbles on Day OneChelsea’s Premier League Start Ends in Frustration After VAR DramaChelsea’s Premier League campaign began with frustration as the world

There was a VAR review with showed that Marc Guehi had shoved Moises Caicedo to within 1 metre of the Chelsea wall, meaning that he had infringed on their safe zone. It was the right decision by the letter of the law, but in reality all it did was let Sanchez off the hook.

The Premier League is back and so are the controversies as Liverpool had an early handball appeal turned down by Anthony Taylor despite Bournemouth defender Marcos Senesi appearing to deliberately palm the ball away from Hugo Ekitike as he looked to break through on goal.

The first half of Corinthians vs Bahia, at the Neo Química Arena, was "crazy stuff". Not so much because of great plays or a rout, but because of the number of "interesting events".Starting with the

Premier League referees' chief Howard Webb has suggested the video assistant referee system could be expanded to include yellow cards and corners.

New season, new rules! The Premier League 2025/26 brings big changes: goalkeepers face an 8-second rule, VAR calls announced in stadiums, and only captains can speak to referees

The VAR team were scrutinising if Oscar Cortes was denied a goal for Rangers by Alloa defender Cameron O'Donnell before awarding a spot-kick. That is according to Michael Stewart - who broke rank to offer a unique insight on the information provided to the commentary team during the Premier Sports Cup last 16 clash.

On Sunday, Crystal Palace and Liverpool met in the Community Shield at Wembley, and once again VAR was up for discussion.