Arbitraje deportivo

Alfredo Relaño discusses VAR and the recent incorrect decision to disallow a goal by Miguel Gutiérrez in a Real Madrid Castilla game against Balona.

In his daily column, Alfredo Relaño complains that VAR is paying minute attention to some very close calls, while ignoring incidents with important consequences.

For the average football fan, recent examples of VAR's application have added to the belief the system is making life more difficult for decision-makers.

The non-penalty penalty given at the Bernabéu is yet another example of how unclear the situation is when it comes to VAR or no VAR.

Now that they have succeeded in confusing our understanding of what a handball and an offside is, we can confess that we never knew about bookings.