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Game’s Gone
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Luis Paez-Pumar
January 5, 2024
Soccer
VAR Turned A Great Match Into The Worst And Weirdest Game Of The Season
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Billy Haisley
November 7, 2023
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Soccer
Audio Reveals Panic, Confusion, And Expletives In Liverpool-Tottenham VAR Room
197
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 3, 2023
Soccer
VAR Fucked Up The One Thing It Is Supposed To Never Fuck Up
304
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 2, 2023
English Premier League
VAR Isn’t The Only Way To Piss Away A Game
79
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Ray Ratto
September 4, 2022
Soccer
Worst Part Of Soccer Ruins Best Part Of Soccer
88
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Patrick Redford
May 17, 2021
Soccer
The Handball Rule Is Now A Little Less Dogshit
30
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Billy Haisley
March 5, 2021
Soccer
The Handball Rule Is Dogshit
99
Comments
Billy Haisley
March 4, 2021
Soccer
VAR And The New Handball Rule Form A Two-Headed Monster That Is Terrorizing The Premier League
121
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 28, 2020