"Stop everything!", "I can't do anything about it anymore": The comical VAR audio of the disallowed goal for Liverpool

"I can't do anything, I can't do anything anymore. Damn!" It is the last sentence - pronounced with desperately British aplomb - of the very complicated conversation between the referee of Tottenham-Liverpool , DINING VAR, after the disallowed goal Luis Diaz for a blatant non-existent offside. An event that sparked endless controversy.

All the original audio has been published by the English media, and it is a piece of unintentional comedy, perfect answer to those who ask themselves every Sunday "but what did the VAR see?".

The referee realises that Liverpool is offside, disallows the goal (regular) and restarts play. AR1: Play Referee: Hi buddy Var: Thanks friend Referee: Good job guys, nice decision making. The conversation changes tone when the Relay operator shouts in. OR: Wait, wait, wait, wait. The decision on the field was offside. Are you okay with that? VAR Assistant: Yes OR: Are you well? VAR Assistant: Offside, goal, yes. It's wrong, Daz Var: What? OR: The on-field decision was offside. Are you satisfied with this image? Yes, it's onside. The image we gave them is onside.

VAR Assistant: He started playing again, he went for offside Var: Oh fuck... OR: Stop, stop. Oli (the PGMOL operator, ed.) says to delay, Oli is saying to delay VAR: excuse me? OR: Oli says stop the recovery. The decision is in play Var: I can't do anything OR: Oli says to delay, Oli says to delay Var: Oils? Fourth Official: Yes? OR: Delay the resumption, delay the resumption. Stop the game Var: They resumed the game Var: I can't do anything, I can't do anything VAR Assistant: Yes. They started again. Yes. VAR Assistant: No! Var: I can't do anything, I can't do anything. Damn!