The first-ever VAR decision stadium announcement took place during the Spurs vs Liverpool Carabao Cup semi-final. Referee Stuart Attwell explained the offside call to the crowd, but many fans found it pointless as they couldn't see replays and already understood the situation.
The first ever VAR decision stadium announcement took place in Spurs vs Liverpool but fans all had the same view after seeing the historic moment.
VAR confirmed that Solanke had just strayed head of Trent Alexander-Arnold but then Attwell had to announce the decision over the tannoy. A second agreed: "Yep, having the referee announce his decisions was exactly as pointlessly s*** as I expected. At least I know what Stuart Attwell sounds like now."
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