Liverpool DEMAND referees’ chiefs release the audio of VAR howler which saw Luis Diaz denied a goal in their 2-1 defeat at Tottenham… and Reds could ask for the match to be replayed

• Liverpool have demanded PGMOL releases the audio of the wrong VAR call
• Luis Diaz’s goal was controversially ruled out for offside after mix-up with VAR
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Liverpool have demanded that referees’ chiefs release the audio of the bungled VAR call that cost them a goal at Tottenham on Saturday. 

Reds winger Luis Diaz had his strike disallowed for offside but VAR Darren England and assistant Dan Cook mistakenly thought the on-field decision was onside, so did not correct the blunder. 

Liverpool condemned the error on Sunday night and claimed they had a ‘range of options’, having lost the match 2-1. They could ask for the game to be replayed. 

There is a split between senior figures at referees’ body PGMOL over whether to release the audio. 

They are also reviewing their policy on referees working abroad, with England and Cook having officiated a match in the UAE just 48 hours before the gaffe.

Liverpool have made a formal request to receive the VAR audio from the decision to disallow Luis Diaz’s goal for offside against Tottenham

The audio file will give them access to the conversations that took place between referee Simon Hooper and the VAR officials on Saturday

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Top-flight clubs are putting pressure on PGMOL to scrap the overseas jobs, claiming it undermines the competition.

The PGMOL admitted immediately after Spurs’ 2-1 win that ‘a significant human error occurred’ when the Colombian’s goal was ruled out.

It added: ’This was a clear and obvious factual error and should have resulted in the goal being awarded through VAR intervention.’

Liverpool vowed to explore the range of options available – without naming any possible approaches – in a statement on Sunday night, with the club saying it had a clear need for escalation and resolution of the controversial decision.

Liverpool’s strongly-worded statement insisted that ‘unacceptable’ mistakes had been made in failing to award the goal.

‘Liverpool Football Club acknowledges PGMOL’s admission of their failures last night. It is clear that the correct application of the laws of the game did not occur, resulting in sporting integrity being undermined. 

PGMOL has admitted VAR made the wrong call by disallowing Luis Diaz’s goal

VAR official Darren England (left) and VAR assistant Dan Cook (right) were dropped from their roles for upcoming fixtures after the high-profile error

‘We fully accept the pressures that match officials work under but these pressures are supposed to be alleviated, not exacerbated, by the existence and implementation of VAR.

And it appears the first step is to ask the referee’s body PGMOL to give them access to the audio recording of the conversations that took place between on-pitch referee Hooper and the team in the VAR booth at Stockley Park.

 PGMOL were contacted for comment

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