“What is the point of VAR?” asked Wolves boss Gary O’Neil. His team was angry because more bad choices cost them the game at Fulham. As extra time wound down, Eddie Howe, the manager of Newcastle United, called a penalty against his own team against Paris Saint-Germain “a poor decision” that “looks completely different” on officials’ monitors.
What is VAR, how does it work, and what are the main issues?
