Blues Saved by Rare Rule as Title Bid Stumbles on Day OneChelsea’s Premier League Start Ends in Frustration After VAR DramaChelsea’s Premier League campaign began with frustration as the world

The Premier League is back and so are the controversies as Liverpool had an early handball appeal turned down by Anthony Taylor despite Bournemouth defender Marcos Senesi appearing to deliberately palm the ball away from Hugo Ekitike as he looked to break through on goal.

There was a VAR review with showed that Marc Guehi had shoved Moises Caicedo to within 1 metre of the Chelsea wall, meaning that he had infringed on their safe zone. It was the right decision by the letter of the law, but in reality all it did was let Sanchez off the hook.

The first half of Corinthians vs Bahia, at the Neo Química Arena, was "crazy stuff". Not so much because of great plays or a rout, but because of the number of "interesting events".Starting with the

The scope of the video assistant referee in the Premier League might be expanded to include decisions on yellow cards and corners, says referees' chief Howard Webb.

On Sunday, Crystal Palace and Liverpool met in the Community Shield at Wembley, and once again VAR was up for discussion.

New season, new rules! The Premier League 2025/26 brings big changes: goalkeepers face an 8-second rule, VAR calls announced in stadiums, and only captains can speak to referees