Simon Hooper the referee of the controversial Tottenham Hotspur-Liverpool, will be in charge of the management of VAR this Saturday at Everton-Bournemouth. Hooper is not separated for his performance in the rivalry between ‘Spurs’ and ‘Reds’ where VAR was not validated a goal of Luis Díaz legal and that the lineman was ruled offside. Although the play was reviewed on VAR, a “human error” caused the decision to be irreversible and prejudice the Liverpoolwho at that moment was ahead on the scoreboard and lost the match.
The VAR referees, Darren England and Dan Cook, yes they are separated and in addition to not directing any midweek matches in the Championship (second division in English), not included either in this weekend’s matches in the Premier League.
Liverpool criticized the decisions that took place in that match, they demanded a “transparent investigation” and requested VAR audios, to understand what happened. Furthermore, Jürgen Klopp’s men, who played with nine players, appealed the dismissal for Curtis Jones’ straight red card.
Source: La Verdad
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