Source: REUTERS/DAVID KLEIN
[Saba Sports News] The Premier League Referees Company
has made public a recording of the referee’s conversation during the Liverpool
vs. Tottenham match, specifically regarding the disallowed goal by Luis Diaz.
The VAR replay operator made several requests to pause the game in an effort to
prevent an offside decision. However, the VAR referee declined the operator’s
suggestion, stating that the game had already resumed and there was nothing that
could be done. It has been revealed that the 30-year-old Dutchman, Mo Abby, who
holds a senior systems director position at Hawk-Eye Innovations, was the
operator involved. Normally, the VAR operator does not intervene during the
referee-VAR referee conversation, so this unexpected action by Abby indicates
his recognition of the gravity of the situation.