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After Erling Haaland’s controversial winner in the Manchester derby and the inevitable fallout, Kieran Jackson is joined by Miguel Delaney and Jack Rathborn to dissect, eight years on from its rollout at the top level, whether VAR is actually effective in the Premier League.
Have ‘refereeing standards’ actually dropped – or just changed? What have we taken from Spain and Italy? And how has the media discussion surrounding officials, with more shows, experts and social media clips than ever before, evolved in recent years? All this and more on this week’s episode of Copa Independent – leave a comment and let us know what you think!
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"Has the VAR debate become bigger than football itself?" is an episode of Copa Independent. Runtime 41 min. Published September 16, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.