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Liverpool will ‘explore options’ after VAR error at Spurs

Luis Diaz had a goal wrongly ruled out as the Reds lost 2-1.

LIVERPOOL HAVE CRITICISED the Professional Game Match Officials Limited and warned they will “explore the range of options available” following the VAR controversy at Tottenham.

The PGMOL admitted VAR officials Darren England and Dan Cook failed to act after Luis Diaz’s 34th-minute strike at Tottenham was wrongly ruled out for offside. Still images of the incident showed Cristian Romero playing Diaz onside.

The disallowed goal came with the match still goalless but after Curtis Jones had been sent off following England’s intervention, Liverpool went on to lose 2-1.

The officials were stood down from duty for the rest of the weekend but Liverpool will continue to pursue the matter.

A statement read: “Liverpool Football Club acknowledges PGMOL’s admission of their failures last night. It is clear that the correct application of the laws of the game did not occur, resulting in sporting integrity being undermined.

“We fully accept the pressures that match officials work under but these pressures are supposed to be alleviated, not exacerbated, by the existence and implementation of VAR.

“It is therefore unsatisfactory that sufficient time was not afforded to allow the correct decision to be made and that there was no subsequent intervention.

“That such failings have already been categorised as ‘significant human error’ is also unacceptable. Any and all outcomes should be established only by the review and with full transparency.

“This is vital for the reliability of future decision making as it applies to all clubs with learnings being used to make improvements to processes in order to ensure this kind of situation cannot occur again.

“In the meantime, we will explore the range of options available, given the clear need for escalation and resolution.”

England was due to be fourth official at Sunday’s Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Brentford, while Cook was to be assistant referee for Monday’s west London derby between Fulham and Chelsea.

But the PGMOL announced on Sunday morning that England, the main VAR official at Tottenham, had been replaced by Craig Pawson, while Eddie Smart will step in for Cook, who was the assistant VAR to England.

Son Heung-min put Spurs in front moments after Diaz’s goal was disallowed, and although Cody Gakpo levelled, Tottenham won 2-1 thanks to a stoppage-time own goal from Joel Matip, with Liverpool finishing the game with nine men after Diogo Jota also saw red.

In a statement on Saturday, PGMOL said: “PGMOL acknowledge a significant human error occurred during the first half of Tottenham Hotspur v Liverpool.

“The goal by Luis Diaz was disallowed for offside by the on-field team of match officials.

“This was a clear and obvious factual error and should have resulted in the goal being awarded through VAR intervention, however, the VAR failed to intervene.

“PGMOL will conduct a full review into the circumstances which led to the error.”

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    Mute Etherman
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    Jul 30th 2016, 10:13 AM

    Dublin would have been perfect. No problem for the athletes sourcing drugs.

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    Mute windbag
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    Jul 30th 2016, 10:50 AM

    The Olympics in Dublin……. Hahahahaha…..

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    Mute Tony Skillington
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    Jul 30th 2016, 10:56 AM

    Can’t get 6 Garth Brooks concerts sorted but can do the Olympics?? Yeah…..nah.

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    Jul 30th 2016, 6:18 PM

    Haha brilliant. No other city had drugs problems. That’s why it’s so funny

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    Mute The Dublin Cynic
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    Jul 30th 2016, 10:52 AM

    Would have got it if we had included a decent bribes committee

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    Mute phil
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    Jul 30th 2016, 11:36 AM

    Here we go again the auld Irish attitude laughng at such a bid. We have some marvelous rivers that would be brilliant for the canoeing. Brilliant golf courses. We have an 85,000 capacity stadium for track and field. We have the Aviva for the soccer, I am sure one of our many 30,000 + GAA Stadia could be used for sevens rugby. The 3 Arena for boxing. The list goes on. We could and we should be hosting an Olympics, World Cup and Euros.

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    Mute john
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    Jul 30th 2016, 12:16 PM

    Where is this 85,000 seat track and field stadium?!! Because croagh park doesn’t have a track last time I looked.

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    Jul 30th 2016, 12:18 PM

    I do think holding the Olympics would be a stretch too far for a country of 4.6 million, however at the same time we do seriously need to shake off the small town attitude we have. Any badly needed major infrastructure project is often met with laughs of “ah shur what do we need that for you’d swear we’re all living in New York” or something along those lines.

    Perhaps holding the Rugby World Cup would be a very achievable aim that would help people become a little bit more ambitious about the development of this country.

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    Mute Vincent Wallace
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    Jul 30th 2016, 1:31 PM

    Yes and where were we going to get the money for revamping crokepark and the other stadiums? The Olympic village would be a bit of a problem don’t you think and families homeless? Not too mention the money that would have to be spent on public transport and infastruture in order to be even considered.

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    Mute Tony Doyle
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    Jul 30th 2016, 2:36 PM

    And plenty of turnstiles for the hurdle races

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    Mute Tony Doyle
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    Jul 30th 2016, 2:45 PM

    Don’t we have every nationality living in Dublin
    Just organize them

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    Jul 30th 2016, 3:41 PM

    Just alone regarding Croke Park:

    Despite now being Europe’s 3rd largest stadium and sandwiched between two railway lines, it does not have even one railway station.

    Moreover, a railway station was supposed to be provided when the stadium was redeveloped.

    Yet strangely, when the GAA redeveloped above the railway tracks a few years ago, the station was never built – but CIE got two corporate boxes for heart own private use.

    Now the GAA are baffled as to why the natives object when events such as concerts are proposed, yet all the while, the main and most obvious problem is movement of people – i.e. a transport issue.

    If those in authority are too arrogant or oblivious so as to provide such obvious facilities – where infrastructure is already present regarding one stadium – it can only be considered a great blessing that Dublin was not burdened with further incompetence that would have happened with Olympics.

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    Jul 30th 2016, 5:44 PM

    Engage brain before posting Phil. The article says back in the early 90′s we had no infrastructure. Most of the golf courses you refer to along with croke park the aviva the national aquatic centre were not built. Gay Mitchell was a gob sh**e back then and still is. Thankfully the people saw that when he went for president. Again I point out we had nothing as CJ had spent everything and hived it off for himself and his cronies.

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    Mute Dotrice Altrium Hollohatch
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    Jul 30th 2016, 10:14 AM

    It would’ve been our best chance at getting GAA into the Olympics…

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    Mute The Oracle of Delphi
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    Jul 30th 2016, 10:20 AM

    Yes. We could’ve competed against ourselves. Guaranteed gold.

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    Jul 30th 2016, 10:22 AM

    The Aussies would probably beat us in the football though

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    Jul 30th 2016, 10:15 AM

    Poor old DOB would have made an absolute fortune in renting out his barriers – I bet you he is still wringing his hands and crying into his brandy over missing out.

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    Jul 30th 2016, 10:19 AM

    That feasibility study must have cost a bit.

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    Jul 30th 2016, 11:27 AM

    We couldn’t hold a Web summit

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    Jul 30th 2016, 10:13 AM

    With the politicians in Ireland they would be off and running with all Comercial profits before the competition even started. A joke, the whole concept in the banans republic that the Irish politicians have shafted to their own gain going back to De Valera’s time. Tony Gregory was the last true Irish politician with integrity but then he didn’t have much competition

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    Jul 30th 2016, 10:14 AM

    Gay mitchell is a populist. He wanted the headlines but never intended to host anything

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    Jul 30th 2016, 1:35 PM

    I’m not sure how the beach volleyball would have fared on Dollymount Strand with the cold cold, wind and showers.

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    Jul 30th 2016, 11:11 AM

    People thought it was a joke because it was a joke

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    Jul 30th 2016, 11:11 AM

    Gay Mitchell is one of the biggest toolbags this country ever had, the first mainstream party candidate in the history of the state to lose his deposit when he ran for the Presidency !! His idea was completely mad & wasted a load of money at a time when the country hadn’t an ass in it’s pants. Deserves to be punched everytime he shows his weasel face in public !

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    Jul 30th 2016, 11:48 AM

    Gay Mitchell is dead, have a pinch of respect ffs.

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    Jul 30th 2016, 12:25 PM

    Gay Mitchel is not dead. His brother Jim is.

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    Jul 30th 2016, 1:34 PM

    The poor of Brazil will suffer for decades because of the money they had to out into hosting it. No thanks leave it to bigger nations that have the money.

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    Jul 30th 2016, 12:26 PM

    Olympics are a giant money pit. Way this county is we’re very lucky someone came to their senses and said no

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    Jul 30th 2016, 1:00 PM

    It was a ridiculous idea, then same as now.

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    Jul 30th 2016, 12:14 PM

    Irwin accused Mick Wallace of looking like a tramp. I can never listen to his west Brit voice after that. He also used his charity to run for the seanad.

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    Jul 30th 2016, 11:47 AM

    The Dublin Dons would have been great

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    Jul 30th 2016, 3:31 PM

    Cheaper to host than the recent bailout

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    Jul 30th 2016, 9:11 PM

    well glad that didn’t go ahead would haven been yet more money spent on Dublin and the rest of the country shafted again! Dublin produces a log of gdp for Ireland…which is not a surprise given all development takes place there and so many people from outside sublime have had to move there dubliners can’t afford a house anymore. How ironic.

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    Jul 30th 2016, 10:20 PM

    Dreaming in that is like Leitrim winning the all Ireland!

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    Jul 30th 2016, 5:41 PM

    Amazing how public money can be spent on the ridiculous and it seem to be a relentless trait by the buffoons in power.

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