VAR

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.

Medina Cantalejo was a fine referee in his day and replaces another solid match official, Velasco Carballo as head of the Spanish referee board.

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.

The big question ahead of the opening games was how Barça (and LaLiga) would respond without Messi, writes Alfredo Relaño. Any concerns were soon allayed.

A few days ago I read an article in El País by German philosopher Wolfram Eilenberger called: ‘The Best Version of Europe’.