FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur v Sheffield United - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, Britain - November 9, 2019 General view as the big screen shows the pending VAR decsion after Sheffield United's George Baldock scores their first goal Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge
LONDON (Reuters) - The use of the Video Assisted Referee (VAR) in the Premier League has been vindicated despite several controversial decisions and criticism from fans and pundits, the system's chief Neil Swarbrick said on Monday.
Speaking to the media after the latest round of matches in which Sheffield United had a goal disallowed for offside against Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City were denied a penalty for handball against Liverpool, Swarbrick defended the technology.
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