- Genk were denied a penalty retake in defeat to Anderlecht
- Ruling believed to be first of its kind in European football
A Belgian Pro League match between Anderlecht and Genk will be replayed in full due to a VAR error, after the country’s Disciplinary Council for Professional Football, on the grounds of a misapplication of the laws of the game, ruled in favour of a Genk appeal.
The decision, believed to be the first of its kind in European football, could set a precedent after an initial ruling by the refereeing body that there would be no replay was challenged on appeal by Genk, whose request for another game was upheld by the senior group. In October, the Premier League refused to countenance a replay of Liverpool’s defeat at Tottenham despite VAR mistakenly failing to overturn an on-field decision to rule out a Luis Díaz goal for offside.
Continue reading…Genk were denied a penalty retake in defeat to AnderlechtRuling believed to be first of its kind in European footballA Belgian Pro League match between Anderlecht and Genk will be replayed in full due to a VAR error, after the country’s Disciplinary Council for Professional Football, on the grounds of a misapplication of the laws of the game, ruled in favour of a Genk appeal.The decision, believed to be the first of its kind in European football, could set a precedent after an initial ruling by the refereeing body that there would be no replay was challenged on appeal by Genk, whose request for another game was upheld by the senior group. In October, the Premier League refused to countenance a replay of Liverpool’s defeat at Tottenham despite VAR mistakenly failing to overturn an on-field decision to rule out a Luis Díaz goal for offside. Continue reading…
