Soccer-Manchester derby VAR stood down from Premier League duty

Soccer Football - Premier League - Manchester United v Manchester City - Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - September 13, 2026 Manchester City's Erling Haaland reacts as referee Michael Oliver awards their first goal following a VAR review Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

Sept 14 (Reuters) - Matt ⁠Donohue, the video assistant referee (VAR) ⁠who allowed Erling Haaland's winner in ‌Manchester City's 1-0 victory over Manchester United, has not been selected to officiate at any of ​next weekend's Premier League ⁠fixtures.

Assistant VAR Blake ⁠Antrobus has also not been given any assignment ⁠after ‌refereeing body Pro Ref acknowledged in a statement that ⁠VAR was wrong to allow Haaland's decisive ​goal.

The ‌decision was taken by chief refereeing officer ⁠Howard ​Webb and the management team, with neither official expected to return to duty ⁠until at least after the ​international break.

Haaland's second-half strike was initially ruled out for offside before being awarded following ⁠a VAR review that determined the Norwegian striker was onside.

However, the refereeing body later said the VAR had failed ​to take into account ⁠the impact of teammate Enzo Fernandez, who ​attempted to play the ‌ball from an offside ​position.

(Reporting by Paras J. Haji in Bengaluru, editing by Pritha Sarkar)

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足球 - 英超联赛 - 曼联对阵曼城 - 老特拉福德球场，曼彻斯特，英国 - 2026年9月13日 曼城球员埃尔林·哈兰德在裁判迈克尔·奥利弗通过视频助理裁判（VAR）判罚进球有效后做出反应。（图片来自路透社/杰森·凯恩达夫）

9 月 14 日（路透社）——在曼城 1-0 战胜曼联的比赛中，视频助理裁判 (VAR) 马特·多诺霍 (Matt Donohue) 判罚埃尔林·哈兰德 (Erling Haaland) 的制胜球，但他并未被选中执法下周末的任何一场英超联赛。

在裁判机构 Pro Ref 在一份声明中承认 VAR 错误地判罚哈兰德的制胜球后，助理 VAR 布莱克·安特罗布斯也没有被分配任何任务。

该决定由首席裁判官霍华德·韦伯和管理团队做出，预计这两名官员至少在国际比赛日之后才会重返工作岗位。

哈兰德下半场的进球最初因越位被判无效，但在VAR回放确认挪威前锋哈兰德没有越位后，进球被判有效。

然而，裁判机构后来表示，VAR未能考虑到队友恩佐·费尔南德斯的影响，他试图从越位位置控球。

（Paras J. Haji 班加罗尔报道，Pritha Sarkar 编辑）

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