Keir RADNEDGE
Refs must have the final say on VAR
Pierluigi Collina said it. Massimo Busacca said it. Roberto Rossetti said it. The buck must stop with the referee on the pitch. He or she is the single individual among the ever-expanding cast of match officials who should award a goal or disallow one, decree a penalty or deny it, flash a red card or a yellow.
But not according to Premier League and Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL).
The botched introduction of video assistance refereeing into the Premier League has been the story of the season. All English football had to do was follow the pattern laid down at the World Cup in Russia and then in the Champions League. But no. The English knew better.
VAR’s mangled arrival has reawakened all the memories of
