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Dale Johnson
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Football Issues Correspondent @BBCSport. Lots of VAR, plus regulations, coefficients and permutations. Views my own. Ex-ESPN.
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    Dale Johnson
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    Fifa president Gianni Infantino could have stood up for his World Cup. And backed referee Omar Artan. Or questioned things that have happened to Iran. Instead, it was more a case of "nothing to see here". Or, in Infantino's own words: "chill, relax"
    FIFA president Gianni Infantino, in dark suit and tie and white shirt, speaks next to the World Cup trophy and a football during a news conference on the eve of the opening match of the 2026 World Cup
    Fifa president Infantino could have stood up for the World Cup - instead he said 'chill, relax'
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    Dale Johnson
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    May 22, 2024
    So, Atalanta win the Europa League. That presents a host of questions about: 🔷 How many places in Champions League for Serie A 🔷 What happens to place in UCL for the UEL titleholders 🔷 What happens to seeding for the 2024-25 UCL, 👀 Barcelona Pull up a chair a moment.
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    Dale Johnson
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    Nov 28, 2022
    That is NOT a penalty and is literally in the IFAB directory of what ISN'T a penalty. It can only be a penalty if it's a deliberate act. This image is from the IFAB.
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    Dale Johnson
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    Aug 19, 2020
    CONFIRMED! The 2020-21 Premier League fixture list will be published in full at 9am tomorrow - Thursday, August 20.
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    Dale Johnson
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    Jan 22, 2023
    Here's the Oleksandr Zinchenko onside image for Arsenal's winner against Manchester United. Sky didn't switch to the VAR feed until after Zinchenko's position had been checked, which is why viewers only saw the check on Eddie Nketiah. #ARSMUN
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    Dale Johnson
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    Jan 28, 2021
    Liverpool have now had more goals disallowed through VAR decisions this season (6) than any team in the whole of last season. #TOTLIV #LFC
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    Dale Johnson
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    Sep 30, 2023
    Ok, here's the nuts and bolts. This is what happened with the Luis Diaz "goal" which Liverpool had disallowed vs. Tottenham. There will be a deeper dive in the Monday VAR thread, but in simple terms the VAR took the wrong onfield decision - it led to the goal being disallowed.
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    Dale Johnson
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    Sep 30, 2023
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    So the VAR, Darren England, checked offside thinking the onfield decision was "goal." It was a quick offside check because it was clear Diaz was onside, so he told the referee "check complete". In telling the ref "check complete" he is saying the onfield decision was correct.
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    Dale Johnson
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    Nov 10, 2022
    DEC. 18 World Cup final w/c DEC. 19 Manchester City vs. Liverpool, Carabao Cup round 4
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    Dale Johnson
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    May 15, 2024
    FIVE-SEASON VAR NET SCORE Brighton +6 Aston Villa +4 Liverpool +4 Everton +3 Man City +3 Man United +3 Newcastle +3 Chelsea +2 Crystal Palace +2 Tottenham -3 West Ham -5 Arsenal -7 Wolves -17 Relates to decisions for - decisions against
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    Dale Johnson
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    Sep 7, 2021
    There's a lot of misinformation out there about the 3pm Saturday TV blackout, so a detailed thread on: - Why it exists - Why other top leagues don't use the blackout - What about illegal streaming / ifollow? - Is it past its sell-by in modern football?
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    Dale Johnson
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    Nov 3, 2022
    Manchester United failing to win their UEL group presents a bit of an issue for the Premier League, as there is now no natural space in the calendar to rearrange their games against Crystal Palace and Leeds United. Every single weekend and midweek is already accounted for. #MUFC
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    Dale Johnson
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    May 2, 2022
    CONFIRMED This season's Scottish champions (probably Celtic) will go direct to the group stage of next season's Champions League. UEFA has tonight confirmed that Russia will have no affiliated clubs participating in UEFA club competitions in the 2022/23 season.
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    Dale Johnson
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    Mar 11, 2025
    The semi-automated offside (onside) graphic for PSG's goal vs. Liverpool. #LIVPSG #UCL
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