Welcome to Row Z, The Athletic’s weekly column that shines a light on the bonkers side of the game. From clubs to managers, ...

World football is experiencing a true revolution in its rules. As the International Football Association Board (IFAB) ...

An adjusted version of an off-field treatment rule that Lionel Messi complained about in 2024 has been adopted in time for ...

Explaining the contentious moment Burnley were denied an equaliser that might have given them a 4-4 draw against Brentford ...

Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister just didn’t give up. The Argentina international had an 89th-minute goal disallowed following a VAR check but scored again in the seventh minute of stoppage ...

Gary Neville says the decision to overturn Rayan Cherki's late goal from the halfway line in Manchester City's win over Liverpool erased one of the moments of the season and provided ammunition for ...

With Newcastle trailing 1-0 thanks to a controversial Tammy Abraham goal, Kieran Trippier delivered a cross from the right. The ball then hit Lucas Digne's arm, and a free-kick was awarded on the edge ...

I know what you're thinking. Not another VAR debate! But here's the thing - we know VAR is going nowhere. Football's lawmakers have decided it is the present and the future so that is that. But how ...

Manchester City’s crucial 2-1 victory over Liverpool ended in bizarre scenes at Anfield as Dominik Szoboszlai was sent off for denying a goalscoring opportunity – despite City scoring a goal from that ...

Sometimes the video assistant referee (VAR) just cannot win, stuck in a hole between what feels right in the spirit of the game and what is correct in law. Manchester City thought they had scored a ...