An unambiguously good piece of news: Italian midfielder Edoardo Bove has played his first minutes of senior football since suffering cardiac arrest on the pitch in December 2024. He came off the bench ...

Heading into the new season, the VAR remains a talking point as sections of fans and pundits are against the use of the technology in sports today, while some are for it. VAR was introduced to help ...

Video assistant referee causes controversy every week in the Premier League, but how are decisions made and are they correct? This season, we take a look at the major incidents to examine and explain ...

You could not make it up, really. Just 24 hours after Manchester City had a goal controversially ruled out through VAR, Arsenal saw theirs stand. Two EFL Cup semi-finals, two pretty similar offside ...

Pep Guardiola unleashed an extraordinary takedown of previous VAR calls that have gone against Manchester City following Antoine Semenyo's controversial disallowed goal in their Carabao Cup semi-final ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Video Assistant Referees (VAR) and Semi-Automated Offside Technology (SAOT) will not be utilised in the third and fourth rounds of the 2025-26 Emirates FA Cup. VAR and SAOT were not in operation until ...

Video assistant referee technology (VAR) and semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) will not be used until the fifth round of this season's FA Cup. Because of infrastructure and operational costs, ...

The Carabao Cup fourth round takes centre stage midweek, with the 16 teams remaining looking to continue their quest to conquer the first major trophy of the season in English football. The fourth ...

First El Clasico of the season starts with a controversial call. The referee overturned an early penalty call on Vinícius Jr. after VAR review. Barcelona was missing key players; Real Madrid fielded ...

Felix van Groeningen has started principal photography in Belgium on a new film titled “Let Love In.” The romantic drama will see the prominent Belgian auteur reteam with Italian actor Luca Marinelli ...