Refereeing in England continues to be in the eye of the storm over the performance of Simon Hooper as central referee, Adrian Holmes and Simon Long as assistants, and Darren England, along with Dan Cook in the VAR video refereeing room. Luis Diaz is Liverpool's most valuable player and in the world's top 30: how much the Colombian is worth. It was the latter two who were the first to be called into action after Luis Diaz's disallowed goal, which would have meant Liverpool's 1-0 win over Tottenham, when the Reds were a man down after being sent off.
The two men charged with drawing the offside line and alerting the on-field referee that the play was legal were the ones to whom the exemplary measure fell, and they were not named for any Premier League matchday 8 fixtures. Better luck for Hooper, who was relegated to the VAR room for AFC Bournemouth v Everton. Michael Oliver, who officiated as fourth official in the controversial match, will be the VAR referee for Tottenham's next game against Luton Town and on Sunday he will be in charge of the matchday clash between Arsenal and Manchester City.
Another referee who was affected by his poor performance against Liverpool was Adrian Holmes, who was also not assigned to any match. This is not the final sanction for those involved and a further ruling on the case is expected in the coming days. The Professional Game Match Officials Board (PGMOL), who are in charge of refereeing football matches in England, after realising the big mistake, issued a statement in which they took the blame.
World Scandal
On Tuesday the audio of the VAR during Luis Diaz's goal was revealed, showing that the referees realised from the start that the goal should have counted, but did not want to score it. This has caused shockwaves for legend Jamie Carragher who again criticised the decision.
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