Darren England has kept his job as a Premier League referee after his huge VAR error during Tottenham's chaotic clash with Liverpool on Saturday.
The Premier League's officiating body PGMOL - headed by former World Cup final referee Howard Webb - has decided against sacking England, instead opting to. The 37-year-old official will, however, not be selected for duty for games involving Liverpool for the remainder of the season.
where a miscommunication led to Luis Diaz's first-half goal for Liverpool being incorrectly disallowedSky Sports pundit Gary Neville, was among a number of voices calling for a calm response and for the officials involved. With even Reds boss Jurgen Klopp backing England to keep his job, the PGMOL came to the resolution which applies a level of punishment while allowing England to continue his career.
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