Every word of the VAR audio
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Here is the full transcript of what the officials said during the VAR controversy that led to Luis Diaz’s onside goal being disallowed for offside:
VAR: Possible offside – Diaz.
Assistant referee 1: Coming back for the offside, mate.
Assistant referee 2: Give it.
VAR: Just checking the offside. Delay, delay. Give the kick point, let’s go. Kick point, please?
Referee: Yeah no worries, mate.
Replay operator: So here we are.
Referee: Wait OK.
Replay operator: Just get a tight angle.
VAR: Yeah, give me a 2D line ready after this one for frame two after that.
Replay operator: So frame two there?
VAR: That’s fine. Perfect, yeah. 2D line on left boot.
Replay operator: Let me just switch angles.
VAR: Romero, I think it is?
Replay operator: I think it might be this angle better? Happy with this angle?
VAR: Yep.
Replay operator: 2D line on the boot. Yep OK.
VAR: And stop. Check complete, check complete. That’s fine, perfect [showing Diaz is clearly onside]. Off.
Referee: Cheers, mate.
VAR: Thank you, mate.
Referee: Well done, boys. Good process [game restarts with a free-kick].
Replay operator: Wait, wait, wait, wait. The on-field decision was offside. Are you happy with this?
Assistant VAR: Yeah.
Replay operator: Are you happy with this?
Assistant VAR: Offside goal, yeah. That’s wrong, Daz.
VAR: What?
Replay operator: On-field decision was offside. Are you happy with this image? Yeah – it’s onside. The image that we gave them is onside.
Assistant VAR: He’s played him. He’s gone offside.
VAR: Oh [expletive].
Replay operative: Delay, delay. Oli [PGMOL Hub Ops] saying to delay. Oli’s saying to delay.
VAR: Pardon?
Replay operator: Oli’s calling in to say delay the game. The decision is onside.
VAR: Can’t do anything.
Replay operator: Oli’s saying to delay. Oli’s saying to delay.
VAR: Oli?
Fourth official: Yeah.
Replay operative: Delay the game, to delay the game. Stop the game.
VAR: They’ve restarted the game. Can’t do anything, can’t do anything.
Assistant VAR: Yeah, they’ve restarted. Yeah.
VAR: Can’t do anything.
Assistant VAR: No.
VAR: I can’t do anything. I can’t do anything [expletive].