{"id":289926,"date":"2023-10-03T19:09:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-03T19:09:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=289926"},"modified":"2023-10-03T19:09:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T19:09:27","slug":"full-transcript-of-sweary-var-audio-from-luis-diaz-goal-as-officials-panicked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/full-transcript-of-sweary-var-audio-from-luis-diaz-goal-as-officials-panicked\/","title":{"rendered":"Full transcript of sweary VAR audio from Luis Diaz goal as officials panicked"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Liverpool's calls for a copy of the VAR audio from their controversial match against Tottenham to be released have been answered by the PGMOL.<\/p>\n

    The Reds were left fuming at the referees' body on Saturday evening after being denied a perfectly valid goal from Luis Diaz. The Colombian had his effort disallowed for offside after VARs Darren England and Dan Cook mistakenly thought the initial on-field decision was onside, before failing to reverse the decision despite realising their blunder. <\/p>\n

    PGMOL admitted to making a "significant human error" after the game, which led Liverpool to call for the release of the audio involving their decision. The governing body did exactly that on Tuesday night in the name of transparency. <\/p>\n

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    Yet the astonishing audio shows VAR officials Darren England and Dan Cook being congratulated for a 'good process' by on-field referee Simon Hooper just after making the biggest blunder in the history of Premier League officiating. <\/p>\n

    It showcases the extent of panic as the VAR and assistant VAR realised their mistake. One of the officials could even be heard swearing before the insistence that they couldn't take any action after the game had been restarted with a Spurs free-kick.<\/p>\n

    FULL TRANSCRIPT OF VAR AUDIO:<\/span><\/h3>\n

    Assistant referee 1:<\/b> \u201cAll good. Both holding. Both holding\u201d <\/p>\n

    Referee:<\/b> \u201cYeah, leave it alone.\u201d <\/p>\n

    Assistant referee 1:<\/b> \u201cWaiting. Delaying, delaying.\u201d <\/p>\n

    VAR:<\/b> \u201cPossible offside, Diaz.\u201d <\/p>\n

    Assistant referee 2:<\/b> \u201cGive it.\u201d <\/p>\n

    Assistant referee1:<\/b> \u201cComing back for the offside, mate.\u201d <\/p>\n

    VAR:<\/b> \u201cJust checking the offside. Delay, delay.\u201d <\/p>\n

    VAR:<\/b> \u201cGive the kick point, let\u2019s go. Kick point please?\u201d <\/p>\n

    Referee:<\/b> \u201cYeah, no worries mate.\u201d <\/p>\n

    Replay operator:<\/b> \u201cSo, here we are.\u201d <\/p>\n

    Referee:<\/b> \u201cWait.\u201d <\/p>\n

    Replay operator:<\/b> \u201cJust get a tight angle.\u201d <\/p>\n

    VAR:<\/b> \u201cYeah give me 2D line ready after this one from frame two after that.\u201d <\/p>\n

    Replay operator:<\/b> \u201cSo frame two there?\u201d <\/p>\n

    VAR:<\/b> \u201cThat\u2019s fine. Perfect, yeah. 2D line on the left boot.\u201d <\/p>\n

    Replay operator:<\/b> \u201cLet me just switch angles.\u201d <\/p>\n

    VAR:<\/b> \u201cRomero, I think it is?\u201d <\/p>\n

    Replay operator:<\/b> \u201cI think it might be this angle better? Happy with this angle?\u201d <\/p>\n

    VAR:<\/b> \u201cYep.\u201d <\/p>\n

    Replay operator:<\/b> \u201c2D line on the boot?\u201d <\/p>\n

    VAR:<\/b> \u201c2D line on the boot.\u201d <\/p>\n

    Replay operator:<\/b> \u201cYep, okay. So 2D line on the boot.\u201d <\/p>\n

    VAR:<\/b> \u201cAnd stop. Check complete, check complete. That\u2019s fine, perfect.\u201d <\/p>\n

    Assistant referee 1:<\/b> \u201cPlaying.\u201d <\/p>\n

    Referee:<\/b> \u201cCheers mate.\u201d <\/p>\n

    VAR:<\/b> \u201cThank you mate.\u201d <\/p>\n

    Referee:<\/b> \u201cWell done boys, good process.\u201d <\/p>\n

    Replay operator:<\/b> \u201cWait, wait, wait, wait. The on-field decision was offside. Are you happy with this?\u201d <\/p>\n

    Assistant VAR:<\/b> \u201cYeah.\u201d <\/p>\n

    Replay operator:<\/b> \u201cAre you happy with this?\u201d <\/p>\n

    Assistant VAR:<\/b> \u201cOffside, goal, yeah. That\u2019s wrong that, Daz.\u201d <\/p>\n

    VAR:<\/b> \u201cWhat?\u201d <\/p>\n

    Replay operator:<\/b> \u201cOn-field decision was offside. Are you happy with this image? Yeah, it is onside. The image that we gave them is onside.\u201d <\/p>\n

    Assistant VAR:<\/b> \u201cHe\u2019s playing him, he\u2019s gone offside. <\/p>\n

    VAR:<\/b> \u201cOh (expletive)\u201d <\/p>\n

    Replay operator:<\/b> \u201cDelay, delay. Oli (PGMOL Hub Ops) saying to delay, Oli\u2019s saying to delay.\u201d <\/p>\n

    VAR:<\/b> \u201cPardon?\u201d <\/p>\n

    Replay operator:<\/b> \u201cOli\u2019s calling in to say delay the game. The decision is onside.\u201d <\/p>\n

    VAR:<\/b> \u201cCan\u2019t do anything.\u201d <\/p>\n

    Replay operator:<\/b> Oli\u2019s saying to delay, Oli\u2019s saying to delay.\u201d <\/p>\n

    VAR:<\/b> \u201cOli?\u201d <\/p>\n

    Fourth official:<\/b> \u201cYeah.\u201d <\/p>\n

    Replay operator:<\/b> \u201cDelay the game, to delay the game? Stop the game.\u201d <\/p>\n

    VAR:<\/b> \u201cThey've started the game. Can\u2019t do anything, can\u2019t do anything.\u201d <\/p>\n

    Assistant VAR:<\/b> \u201cYeah they\u2019ve restated. Yeah. No.\u201d <\/p>\n

    VAR:<\/b> \u201cI can\u2019t do anything. I can\u2019t do anything. (Expletive).\u201d <\/p>\n