assistant referee

noun

1. soccer the official name for linesman

Example Sentences

Official Michael Salisbury has been dropped for Sunday's Premier League game between Liverpool and Arsenal after Professional Game Match Officials Limited said it was a mistake for the video assistant referee to disallow Fulham's opening goal at Chelsea on Saturday.

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Burnley manager Scott Parker says video assistant referee decisions are threatening to turn football into "the most sterile game there is" after his side lost to a controversial late penalty on Saturday at Manchester United.

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Football Association chief executive Mark Bullingham says there isn't "any need" to extend the use of the video assistant referee system, because there are "enough interruptions to the game in the current model".

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Vocalist Hollie Singer, 27, said she had lost her voice "from screaming" while bass player Gwenllian Anthony said she was proud of the performance, admitting the wait for the video assistant referee to award Fishlock's goal was "tense".

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Not that this is working very smoothly in football, where VAR - the video assistant referee - has long caused controversy.

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