Gary Keown has criticized Scottish FA chief executive Ian Maxwell for his dismissive response to the Rangers and Celtic controversy during the Scottish League Cup final. Rangers were denied a decisive penalty at Hampden Park on Sunday, 15 December, when VAR officials Alan Muir and Frank O’Connor failed to intervene after Liam Scales appeared…
Hugh Keevins has responded to “ill-informed accusations” that football is “rigged” following Rangers’ controversial loss to Celtic. Rangers lost badly to Celtic in the Scottish League Cup final because, even with VAR in place, they were not given a penalty for a foul on Vaclav Cerny. After losing the Old Firm on penalties, Philippe…
The VAR team’s support for the winger in the second half proved to be the game-changing moment. Vaclav Cerny was “maybe offside” before scoring the Rangers goal, according to Dundee manager Tony Docherty. However, the Sportscene panel has supported the VAR team during their call at Ibrox, pointing out that Antonio Portales, a defender…
Former Rangers midfielder Derek Ferguson has slammed the VAR officials involved in the controversial decision at Hampden, even making a cheeky Christmas party joke to express his frustration. Ferguson criticized the handling of the penalty incident during the six-goal thriller, claiming the VAR duo, Alan Muir and Frank Connor, were “pulling each other’s crackers”…
As Willie Collum examines occurrences throughout the Premiership in December, the SFA’s most recent VAR review show has been released. Collum, the SFA’s head referee, acknowledges two VAR mistakes in this edition: a tackle during Dundee United’s victory over St Mirren and a challenge during Hearts’ draw with Aberdeen. Referee Kevin Clancy decided that…
Rangers labelled the event “damaging for the credibility of Scottish football” despite acknowledging that the Scottish FA had admitted to a significant VAR blunder at the Premier Sports Cup final. After Willie Collum acknowledged that Rangers were not given a penalty when Vaclav Cerny was fouled by Liam Scales, Ibrox chiefs reacted. Replays showed…
Ewan Murray claims that Ian Maxwell, the head of the Scottish Football Association, lost the opportunity to address the Rangers VAR situation early. In Sunday’s [December 15] Premier Sports Cup final, on-field referee John Beaton awarded a free-kick rather than a penalty for Liam Scales’ foul on Vaclav Cerny on the line of the…
Details of Willie Collum’s Discussion with Rangers CEO Revealed The Scottish Football Association (SFA) has acknowledged that Rangers were wrongly denied a critical penalty during Sunday’s Premier Sports Cup final defeat to Celtic at Hampden Park. It is understood that in a conversation between Rangers’ new chief executive, Patrick Stewart, and Willie Collum,…
Controversy continues to surround the Premier Sports Cup final between Celtic and Rangers, with widespread criticism over key refereeing decisions during the match. Rangers manager Philippe Clement expressed frustration after his team was denied a penalty in extra time for a foul on Vaclav Cerny, which was ruled to have occurred outside the box….
The PGMOL manager is prepared to talk about the contentious penalty call that occurred during the 1-1 draw with the Foxes at Portman Road. According to the Mirror, Ipswich Town’s CEO, Mark Ashton, is scheduled to meet with PGMOL head Howard Webb to get an explanation after his team was not awarded what he…