Ref Watch

Football must have law which keep games fair and in spirit of the game the best matches are where the referee is rarely need and everybody plays with respect for each other. Some laws are black and white some are subjective to interpretation and experience.

Initial thoughts contact was outside.

VAR review 66min no foul. Correct? #BigBlue

57min clear holding an opponent.#BigBlue

@M1D3V Playing in a dangerous manner IDK if no contact. Careless to reckless yellow at worse.

Mata should be sent off for that and banned for two weeks (if the Victory qualify tonight) #MVCvSYD

Football Australia has confirmed the Match Official appointments for the Elimination Finals of the Isuzu UTE A-League 2025/26 season. ⬇️ footballaustralia.com.au/news/match-off…

@djmcbreen Normal football contact

VAR’s angle that swayed their view to not give a pen & the explanation: The reason the PK wasn’t given is the attackers right foot makes contact with the defenders right calf from behind. which trips the defender. As a result the defender fall onto the attackers. It’s not a pen

@ParamountPlusAU @CCMariners Normal football contact

An early penalty shout for @CCMariners! Some drama in the #F3Derby as Nathanael Blair is tangled up in the box by Mark Natta...but it's waved away by VAR Watch #NEWvCCM live on Paramount+ 📺

@wswanderersfc Clear offside gaining an advantage from rebound off an opponent not a deliberate play

60' | Waraga robbed of a first A-League goal after a VAR check deems him to be offside. A close and controversial one... 🧐 🔴 0-0 🔵 | #WSW #WSWvMVC

1' | Underway for the final time this season 💪 🔴 0-0 🔵 | #WSW #WSWvMVC

@skronchy Clear offside factual objective

“Clear and obvious” whilst talking about an offside are we joking, it hits borello it’s an objective thing not subjective which is where the clear and obvious comes in #WSWvMVC

@ParamountPlusAU @wswanderersfc Clear offside gaining an advantage from rebound off an opponent not a deliberate play

Waraga denied by VAR in his starting debut ❌ @wswanderersfc go-ahead goal is waved away, after a late deflection put Atiya Waraga offside and denied a debut goal Watch #WSWvMVC live on Paramount+ 📺

@Sui1977 Clear offside rebound of opponent which is gaining an advantage

That was a WSW goal for me, we got away with one. #WSWVMVC

Clear offside gaining an advantage off an opponent #WSWvMVC

@DaleJohnsonBBC Not offside

Difficult to see what's actually offside for this Barcelona goal last night. Obviously there's been some similar ones in the Premier League. Barcelona boss Hansi Flick a bit miffed.

@NRL for the sake of grassroots suspended Benji Marshall and fine Wayne Bennett #referees you can't question the integrity and consistency of humans.

@PaulWilliams_85 What min of the game

Shaun Evans made himself enemy No.1 in Dubai overnight with a howler of epic proportions that denied Shabab Al Ahli a stoppage time equaliser that would've sent their #ACLElite semi-final to extra time.

An attacker is in an offside position when their team-mate makes a long pass towards them. However, the ball does not reach the attacker, as it is intercepted by a defender. The defender controls the ball with their feet, moves a few metres and touches the ball several times. After that, the attacker, who was in an offside position, runs to the ball, tackles the defender and gains possession without committing a foul. What is the referee’s decision? Find out more: bit.ly/Offside_Offenc… Download the official app: ➡️ bit.ly/LawsAppAndroid ➡️ bit.ly/LawsApp_iOS

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One of the worst second yellows you’ll ever see… 😭

@HACKETTREF 6 of one half a dozen of the other

That’s a clear pull - goal should have been disallowed

@simonhill1894 in #BallsUP

@simonhill1894 Doesn't look right even though new rule says it is

Whether you agree with this rule or not (I’m dubious tbh), a very smart move by James Johnson to turn the world’s gaze onto the Canadian Premier League…