{"id":291413,"date":"2023-10-06T10:39:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T10:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=291413"},"modified":"2023-10-06T10:39:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T10:39:29","slug":"pgmol-refute-claims-chiefs-pressured-sky-to-cover-up-var-blunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/pgmol-refute-claims-chiefs-pressured-sky-to-cover-up-var-blunder\/","title":{"rendered":"PGMOL &apos;refute claims chiefs pressured Sky to cover up VAR blunder&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>PGMOL &#8216;refute Ben Foster&#8217;s bizarre claims that refereeing chiefs pressured Sky Sports to cover up VAR blunder&#8217; during Liverpool&#8217;s defeat at Spurs&#8230; after ex-keeper made allegations the broadcaster was &#8216;in bed&#8217; with officials<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ben Foster claimed Sky were &#8216;in bed&#8217; with VAR chiefs after Liverpool lost to Spurs<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The PGMOL hit back at allegations they pressure Sky to cover up huge blunder<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport&#8217;s podcast &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217;\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The PGMOL have strongly refuted claims from ex-Premier League goalkeeper Ben Foster that refereeing chiefs pressured Sky Sports to cover up the major VAR blunder during Liverpool&#8217;s controversial 2-1 loss to Tottenham last weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The fallout from the game has dragged on this week after the refereeing group admitted a &#8216;significant human error&#8217; was made that saw VAR Darren England and assistant Dan Cook stood down after failing to award Luis Diaz&#8217;s first half goal, despite being clearly onside.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Colombian forward&#8217;s goal was ruled as offside by the on-pitch officials &#8211; and a leaked audio from inside the VAR studio revealed that England had told referee Simon Hooper &#8216;check complete&#8217; having mistakenly believed that the goal was given.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The fury over the highly-debated incident has seen Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp call for a replay of the game, which Spurs won in the last minute thanks to a Joel Matip own goal, while Liverpool also saw two men sent off in contentious circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Giving his take on the Diaz incident, former Man United and Wrexham keeper Foster alleged there was a cover-up and claimed Sky had been pressured by the PGMOL to not show further replays of the offside.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/09\/76240891-12601357-image-m-23_1696582378425.jpg\" height=\"518\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/09\/76240887-12601357-image-a-24_1696582385614.jpg\" height=\"518\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>The PGMOL &#8211; led by Howard Webb (L) have refuted bizarre claims by Ben Foster (R) that refereeing chiefs pressured Sky Sports into covering up their high-profile VAR blunder<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/09\/76019927-12601357-VAR_ruled_out_a_Liverpool_goal_at_Tottenham_despite_replays_clea-a-25_1696582396121.jpg\" height=\"297\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>VAR ruled out a Liverpool goal at Tottenham, despite replays clearly showing Luis Diaz was being played onside by Cristian Romero<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/09\/76022747-12601357-PGMOL_have_confirmed_that_VAR_official_Darren_Engl_will_step_dow-a-26_1696582737905.jpg\" height=\"446\" width=\"306\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/09\/76033695-12601357-PGMOL_have_confirmed_that_VAR_assistant_Dan_Cook_will_step_down_-a-27_1696582737923.jpg\" height=\"446\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>A mix-up from Darren England (left) and VAR assistant Dan Cook (right) saw them mistakenly believe the goal was given by the on-field referee\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;They didn&#8217;t show one replay for the rest of the half and then at half time they didn&#8217;t talk about it &#8211; not once &#8211; until ten seconds before the second half,&#8217; Foster claimed on his podcast The Cycling GK.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That tells me Sky are in bed with the people at VAR and [the PGMOL]. Because they must have got straight on the phone and said &#8220;do not highlight the fact that we\u2019ve cocked up here, do not show it, do not bad-mouth us, do not nothing&#8221;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I guarantee you that\u2019s what\u2019s happened. So that\u2019s why Sky were under direct orders to not say a single word about it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>However, the PGMOL have refuted the claims from Foster and dismissed his comments as &#8216;unfounded and completely untrue&#8217;, according to the Independent.<\/p>\n<p>The report adds that only the Premier League&#8217;s match centre communicates information to broadcasters and not the PGMOL, with the group having no say in what TV bosses decide to air.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/06\/09\/76020191-12601357-The_Reds_were_incensed_after_the_game_and_vowed_to_explore_all_o-a-28_1696582781134.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The Reds were incensed after the game with Jurgen Klopp calling for the game to be replayed<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport have reached out to Sky Sports for comment\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The PGMOL is led by chief Howard Webb, who is set to break his silence on the incident next week, as reported by Mail Sport.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He will speak at\u00a0the second edition of Match Officials: Mic\u2019d Up, with the group so far not providing any officials for an interview since the debacle.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It came after the VAR audio showed the extent of the huge mistake in a discussion that has dominated football this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>After play restarted following Diaz&#8217;s disallowed goal, the VAR operator is heard to say, &#8216;Wait, wait, wait, wait, the on-field decision was offside, are you happy with this? That&#8217;s wrong that, Daz (Darren England, VAR)&#8217;, to which England sighs and swears, shouting &#8216;Oh f***&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Oli Kohout, the VAR Hub Operations Executive, called in to order officials to delay the game and right their wrong, but England bluntly replied, &#8216;Can&#8217;t do anything&#8217; and the game restarted with a Tottenham free-kick. &#8216;I can&#8217;t do anything\u2026 (bleeped-out expletives),&#8217; England continued.<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12601357\/PGMOL-refute-Ben-Fosters-claims-refereeing-chiefs-pressured-Sky-Sports-cover-VAR-blunder-Liverpools-defeat-Spurs-ex-keeper-claimed-broadcaster-bed-officials.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>PGMOL &#8216;refute Ben Foster&#8217;s bizarre claims that refereeing chiefs pressured Sky Sports to cover up VAR blunder&#8217; 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