Paul Scholes blasts the referee and VAR after another controversial decision in Norway vs England.
“How on earth is that not a red card? Bellingham gets taken down by the last man back, and the referee just waves it off. I genuinely can’t make sense of it.”
“All anyone wants is consistency. If VAR is there to fix clear and obvious mistakes, then it needs to be held to the same standard in every game—no matter which teams are playing.”
“The real focus after a World Cup quarter-final should be the football itself, not yet another refereeing controversy. But once again, the officials have ended up taking centre stage.”
Football deserves so much better than this.