On Tuesday, the PGMOL released the audio footage between the VAR and match officials during the incorrect Luis Diaz offside decision.
The PGMOL publicly apologized for the blunder before to the release of the tape, and Howard Webb, the chief referee, is said to have also expressed regret to Liverpool. Following the error, England and Cook were not chosen to serve as referees for the Premier League’s gameweek eight.
The audio clip, which was made public under pressure from Liverpool, demonstrates exactly what went wrong in the VAR room when referee Simon Hooper was not informed that the Reds’ number seven had scored a goal that was entirely genuine.
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Liverpool sstatement on Monday that it would “explore the range of options, given the clear need for escalation and resolution,” but the audio has only fueled some fans’ anger over the mistakes that were made.
Although a rerun of the 2-1 loss was not requested in the club’s statement, some of the more radical internet groups have stated that it is the only way to ensure justice, with (as is frequently the case) petitions even appearing calling for a rematch.
But it absolutely won’t happenaid in a .
WHY WON’T TOTTENHAM VS LIVERPOOL BE REPLAYED
The first reason is that no one in Liverpool is asking for it.
The Reds genuinely want “a transparent and thorough investigation into the procedural failings” related to the event, as Melissa Reddy writes on Sky Sports. The club does not believe the PGMOL’s explanation of “significant human error” is enough.
The Athletic also states that Liverpool fully accepts the result of the game and is not pushing for a replay after speaking to “a number of senior figures at the club.”
Second, it would be extremely difficult to argue for a rematch in court.
According to The Mirror, when rules are proven to have been broken, the Premier League does have the authority to penalise the replaying of games in certain situations. Making it happen is quite challenging, though, for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is that we might not fully understand how the decision would affect Liverpool’s season until the next spring.
Taylor Heath, a sports attorney, is quoted in the article as saying: “It would be very difficult for Liverpool to establish that the error itself cost them points in a legal sense given the infinite scenarios that could have occurred had the goal stood. For instance, it is not the same as a horse race where the error is as to the winner at the end of a race.
It’s important to keep in mind that Liverpool won’t really be able to evaluate the effects of this choice until the end of the current campaign.
