Ken Early: VAR could further undermine soccer's integrity

Video assistant referee could further undermine soccer's integrity

Mon, Mar 4, 2019, 06:00

Ken Early

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi argues with Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos during the El Clásico match between the sides on Saturday night. Photo: Curto de la Torre/Getty Images

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi argues with Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos during the El Clásico match between the sides on Saturday night. Photo: Curto de la Torre/Getty Images

Last week, in a video interview with Copa90, Jurgen Klopp allowed himself a little jibe at the expense of Everton: “We have 330 million people who love Liverpool, fans all over the world, they will watch [the Merseyside derby] - and a few Evertonians will watch as well...”

“That makes about 6.7 billion Everton fans who’ll be watching then” was the gist of a common riposte, reflecting the internet’s broad consensus that nobody apart from Liverpool fans wants to see Liverpool win the league.

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