So close yet so VAR

Let's overthink Tottenham's draw with Leeds, refereeing bias, overconfidence, and the return of James Maddison.

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VAR Efficacy Citations:

https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/13066177/var-premier-league-claims-96-per-cent-of-referee-decisions-are-correct-so-what-is-future-of-technology-in-football

https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/45340176/every-premier-league-var-error-ranking-winners-losers-referee-stats-2024-25

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S3050544526000174

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/17479541251391395

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0345704

https://phys.org/news/2026-04-referee-decisions-soccer-frequently-overturned.html

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1769008/full

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24748668.2024.2340195

Why People Believe Conspiracy Theories:

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/misguided/202506/why-people-believe-conspiracy-theories

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