📸 Is this the first VAR blunder of the Premier League season? | OneFootball

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·15. August 2025

📸 Is this the first VAR blunder of the Premier League season?

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The Reds' supporters are crying foul.

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Just before the quarter-hour mark of the opening match between Liverpool and Bournemouth (final score 4-2, Matchday 1 of the Premier League), the Cherries' defender, Marcos Senesi, brushed the ball with his right hand. A move that seemed deliberate to prevent Hugo Ekitike from making a solo run to the goal.


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One has to wonder how VAR could ignore this handball that seems intentional. The last defender rule clearly applied.

One thing is certain: we have the first VAR controversy of this 2025-26 English league season. The first of many to come.

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In your opinion, did Senesi deserve a straight red card for this action?

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇫🇷 here.