The full audio from Saturday's controversial blunder that saw Luis Diaz's goal incorrectly chalked off for Liverpool has now been released.
WHAT HAPPENED: Referees' body PGMOL has released the audio that led to Diaz's goal being disallowed for Liverpool against Tottenham during Saturday's 2-1 defeat. The PGMOL have already confirmed the decision was incorrect and the goal should have stood. They have now followed it up by releasing the footage that led to the call.
WHAT THEY SAID: The audio begins with footage of Diaz scoring and the whistle being blown for offside. A discussion then takes place in the VAR hub, the lines are drawn and show Diaz to be clearly onside. «Check complete, check complete. That's fine, perfect,» says the VAR. The goal is then confirmed as offside with the referee saying, «Well done boys, good process.» However, it then becomes clear that a huge mistake has been made:
Replay operator: Wait, wait, wait, wait, The on-field decision was offside. Are you happy with this?
Assistant VAR: Yeah. Offside. Goal. Yeah. That’s wrong Daz.
Replay operator: The on-field decision was offside. Are you happy with this image.
VAR: What?
Replay operator: Yeah. The image that we gave them is onside.
Assistant VAR: He’s played him, he’s gone offside.
VAR: Oh (expletive)!
Replay Operator: «Delay, delay. Oli (PGMOL Hub Ops) is saying to delay. Oli is saying to delay.»
VAR: «Pardon?»
Replay Operator: «Oli is calling in to say delay the game. The decision is onside.»
VAR: «Can't do anything.»
Replay Operator: «Oli is saying to delay. Oli is saying to delay.»
VAR: «Oli?»
Fourth official: «Yeah.»
Replay Operator: «Delay the game, stop the game.»
VAR: "They've restarted the game. Can't do anything, can't do anything."
Assistant VAR: «Yeah,
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