The previous longest VAR check was believed to be five minutes 37 seconds in the Premier League match between West Ham and Aston Villa in March 2024. The FA's explainer of semi-automated offsides ...

The semi-automated technology was supposed to make offside decisions in a few seconds, but in its very first weekend we instead saw the longest VAR check ever in English football… Bournemouth ...

The VAR check was further complicated as VAR officials Timothy Wood and Darren England also had to also examine the possibility of hand balls prior to the tight offside call. Both sets of fans ...

Both sets of fans at the Vitality Stadium were up in arms during Saturday's FA Cup fifth-round clash between Bournemouth and Wolves after an English record eight-minute VAR check. Hosts ...