Khaberni - The technical committee of referees in Spain has acknowledged the existence of ten errors in the video assistant referee technology during a review of 51 matches from the Spanish league competitions.
Marca newspaper reported that in a rare acknowledgment that highlights the extent of the arbitration controversy accompanying this season, striking details were revealed about the VAR decisions.
It was added that "the review, which included crucial moments in match outcomes, revealed decisions that were not made properly despite reverting to video technology, reopening the file on trust in the use of video technology in La Liga.
The article continued, "The conclusions showed that Atlético Madrid and Barcelona were among the clubs that benefited most from these controversial decisions, whether through awarding penalties or canceling goals or overlooking incidents which could have changed the course of matches."
And it followed up, "This data has intensified the dissatisfaction among other clubs that see the arbitration standard was not uniform across all matches."
Conversely, Real Madrid emerged as the team most negatively affected by VAR errors according to the committee's report, where it was indicated that several detrimental decisions directly impacted it in decisive matches. This acknowledgment revived the repeated protests and statements by the club officials demanding more transparency and accountability in arbitration work.
It completed, "The official acknowledgment from the technical committee comes at a critical time when Spanish football is experiencing a broad debate on arbitrating development, not only technically, but also regarding training and decision-making under pressure, while the committee affirms that the goal of the review is to correct and improve future performance, keeping the debate alive regarding the impact of these errors on the competition race and the public’s trust in the fairness of the contest."
