The officials who made a mistake by not giving Wolves a clear penalty in their match against Manchester United won’t be working in the Premier League this weekend.
There was huge controversy yesterday after Wolverhampton were not given their penalty. Many football fans came online to shade the Premier League referee and VAR.
The referee, Simon Hooper, along with the VAR (video assistant referee), Michael Salisbury, and the assistant VAR, Richard West, won’t be chosen for any matches this weekend.
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The penalty incident
United secured a 1-0 victory with Raphael Varane’s goal in the second half, but they should have allowed a penalty in the final moments of injury time.
Andre Onana collided with Sasa Kalajdzic and Craig Dawson, missing the ball completely.
Despite this clear incident, replays showed that Onana, made contact with the two Wolves players, the referee and VAR overlooked it
Gary O’Neil, the manager of Wolves, mentioned that he got an apology from Jon Moss, who is in charge of the referees. The officials in this decision won’t be handling matches this weekend.
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England’s Lauren James receives two-match ban following red card incident
In another news, Lauren James, the talented England forward, has been met with a two-game suspension by FIFA as a result of a red card incident.
This extended ban could potentially keep her out of the Women’s World Cup semi-final if England advances to that stage.
The red card was issued during England’s last-16 victory against Nigeria, leading to Lauren James’ removal from the match.
