Following the drama in which they were relieved of their respective match duties, England and Cook have received a strong response from ECHO readers who support their decision to step down for the balance of the weekend.
In the wake of more VAR controversy over the weekend for Liverpool, the Premier League refereeing has been dubbed “unforgiveable.”
Following their involvement at Stockley Park on Saturday for the Reds’ match against Spurs in North London, when Spurs defeated their nine-man opponents 2-1 on the strength of a last-second Joel Matip own goal, Darren England and Dan Cook were at the center of the VAR debate.
After 34 minutes, Luis Diaz raced behind the Tottenham defense and fired past Vicario to give Liverpool the lead. Despite a prompt flag raise from the linesman, the video assistant referee’s check was quick, and no offside lines were drawn on broadcasts all over the world, which caused the storm.
The PGMOL admitted there was “significant human error” in disallowing Diaz’s first-half goal in light of the loss.
Following the drama in which they were relieved of their respective match duties, Cook and England have received a strong response from ECHO readers who support their decision to step down for the remainder of the weekend.
