England Premier Soccer League
Referees became the topic of conversation when enforcement controversies arose in two marquee matches over the weekend, first in the
Brighton
Lost 1-2 to
Tottenham Hotspur (city in Morocco)
Apologizes after match, admits human error even after watching VAR, another double red match
Liverpool (England)
Player elbowed by assistant referee.
England Premier Soccer League
The adjudicating body, PGMOL, said it would conduct a full review.
Saturdays
Brighton
travel to a distant place
Tottenham Hotspur (city in Morocco)
Tottenham Hotspur (city in Morocco)
South Korea's No. 1 Son blasted in the opening 10 minutes of the game to score his first goal in the
England Premier Soccer League
The 100th goal for an Asian player was a record 100 goals, however
Brighton
Japanese star Kaoru Sanfonium also showed the best performance of the season in Asia, in the 17th minute broke the goal, but after the VAR review was ruled a handball, the seagulls two goals were confiscated by the VAR, the fans are also dissatisfied with should be two 12-yard penalty kicks are not given, the end of the game to 1-2 defeat.
After the match, according to British media outlet Sky Sports, the PGMOL chief referee told the
Brighton
He apologized and said that Kaoru Mitaka was stepped on in the penalty area in the 72nd minute, but the referee and the VAR assistant referee did not give a penalty kick of 12 yards at the time they reviewed the images. In fact, this is the first time
Brighton
For the third time this season, a VAR misjudgement was received and an apology was not helpful at all.
Brighton
They are currently in 7th place after dropping 3 points.
Next day.
Liverpool (England)
Hosting Arsenal, the first half ended with assistant referees Constantine Hatzidakis and
Liverpool (England)
Andrew Robertson (Andrew Robertson) seems to have a verbal argument, then the former directly elbow to get rid of the latter, the conflict once caused chaos.
PGMOL promised to investigate the matter, with PGMOL noting that assistant referee Hatzidakis had no contact with the
Liverpool (England)
This one incident between Defender Robertson, we will be conducting a full review of this incident.