body of a referee PGMOL has made available the complete audio from the VAR hub about the Luis Diaz goal that was wrongfully overturned in Saturday’s match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool.

Additionally, PGMOL has disclosed the following details:

We admitted in a statement that a serious human error had happened during the aforementioned game, which we recognize should have led to a goal being given by VAR intervention, as was revealed shortly after the final whistle on Saturday night.

“The VAR staff scrutinized every facet of the goal, as they do in all goal scenarios. The checking phase and process began after the goal had been ruled offside by the on-field officials, and it was properly carried out by the VAR. The selection of the kick-point was precise, and only one

Without the necessity for the addition of a second line, the picture produced demonstrated that Luis Diaz was unquestionably on the right side. The VAR accidentally confirmed the on-field judgment due to a momentary gap in focus and concentration. He miscommunicated “check complete” and lost sight of the on-field decision. He did this without exchanging words with the Assistant VAR (AVAR).

The game then instantly resumed. After a brief delay, the Replay Operator and then the AVAR questioned the check-complete result with the VAR and requested that he review the created image, pointing out that the original on-field decision had been offside but that this had never been made known to the on-field team throughout the game.

The VAR team then thought about stopping the game at that time, but they came to the conclusion that the VAR process inside the Laws of the Game would not allow that to happen, and they decided intervention was not possible as play had already resumed.

The audio between the match officials on the field and the VAR team is provided here.

“PGMOL has reviewed the events that produced this incorrect result, and the lessons learned will be applied to reduce the risk of errors occurring in the future.”

PGMOL declaration

PGMOL additionally made the following declaration:

“PGMOL can confirm that a review of the events that led to the Luis Diaz goal being mistakenly disallowed for offside in the Premier League game between Tottenham Hotspur FC and Liverpool FC has been conducted.

“We acknowledge that standards fell short of expectations and Liverpool was informed of the mistake as soon as the game was over.

“A full report, outlining the most important lessons learned and immediate steps made, as well as the audio between the on-field officials and the VAR team, has been sent to the Premier League. The Premier League shared it with Liverpool FC first, and then with all other Premier League Clubs.

The following significant lessons have been discovered to reduce the probability of a future error as a result of the review of the on-field and VAR decision-making procedures and application of the decision-making principles:

– The importance of efficiency has always been emphasized in Guidance to Video Match Officials, but never at the price of accuracy. In order to improve the clarity of communication between the referee and the VAR team with regard to on-field decisions, a new VAR Communication Protocol will be developed.

– Before informing the on-field officials of the final decision, the VAR will confirm the results of the VAR check process with the AVAR as an additional step in the procedure.

“PGMOL is committed to improving the effectiveness of VARs with a new training program that began this season and focuses on procedure and best practice for all VARs, AVARs, and Replay Operators in their particular responsibilities. Even if we have a handful of FIFA-recognized VARs, effort is still being done to develop a specialized pool of VAR experts.

“The VAR and AVAR in question were excluded from their last Premier League Match Round 7 matches and were not included in the appointments for this coming weekend’s Match Round 8 games.