Soccer-Eight-minute VAR check at Bournemouth is new English record

Soccer Football - FA Cup - Fifth Round - AFC Bournemouth v Wolverhampton Wanderers - Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth, Britain - March 1, 2025 A big screen displays a VAR review message Action Images via Reuters/Peter Cziborra

BOURNEMOUTH (Reuters) - The first weekend of semi-automated offside decisions in English soccer descended into confusion on Saturday as Bournemouth had a goal ruled out after a record eight-minute VAR check.

Bournemouth, who eventually beat Premier League rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers on penalties in the FA Cup fifth round after a 1-1 draw, thought they had doubled their lead when defender Milos Kerkez scored in the 35th-minute goal.