Sports refereeing

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.

Alfredo Relaño discusses the recent controversies over the amount of time added on at the end of games in LaLiga.

If the new rules in LaLiga have left a man of Simeone's experience unsure as to what handball is, it's time for the rule-makers to blow the whistle.

Alfredo Relaño looks back on Barcelona's surprising two points dropped against Levante, which puts a huge dent in their, and Messi's, LaLiga title hopes.

The decision to award a penlty against Éder Militão was another example of institutional meddling in the simplest aspects of the game, says Alfredo Relaño.