Show notes: Podcast 642

Sound of Football Podcast 642 - The smell of the game

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The chaotic scenes at the end of the weekend's match between Liverpool and Manchester City laid bare one of the most fundamental problems with VAR: it may make the game more correct but it also makes it less joyful.

With Graham Sibley, Jan Bilton and Terry Duffelen.

Duration: 38.46 | Filesize: 44.5MB (MP3)

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Links

• Sky Sports: Liverpool vs Man City: VAR intervention to disallow Rayan Cherki goal and send off Dominik Szoboszlai ruined golden moment, says Gary Neville
• Sky Sports: Newcastle 2-3 Brentford: Dango Ouattara stars in VAR-filled thriller as under-pressure Eddie Howe’s woes continue
• Guardian: VARs will intervene on second yellows and corners after football law changes
• BBC: Chelsea VAR penalty at Crystal Palace a mistake, panel says

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English league positions at time of recording: Premier League | Championship | League One | League Two | Women’s Super League | Women’s Super League 2