situation escalated further in February during a match against Hibernian at Easter Road. Once again, Maeda thought he had found the back of the net with a late equaliser, only for VAR—headed by Muir—to intervene and disallow the goal, ruling that Alistair Johnston’s cross had gone out of play. The images were inconclusive at best, and once again the KMI Panel determined that the goal should have stood. The incident was so controversial that Collum was forced to address it on the Scottish FA’s VAR Review Show, admitting there was no definitive The former referee, who had been promoted to the VAR position by SFA referees’ chief Willie Collum, has left the post by mutual agreement after talks with Collum and VAR manager Martin Atkinson. [Herald Scotland]
Muir’s short stint in the VAR hub at Clydesdale House was marked by controversy, particularly surrounding decisions made during Celtic’s matches. The first major flashpoint came at Fir Park in October, when Daizen Maeda had a goal ruled out against Motherwell for handball. However, the Scottish FA’s Key Match Incident Panel later found that a penalty should have been awarded to Celtic instead, as Motherwell defender Stephen O’Donnesituation escalated further in February during a match against Hibernian at Easter Road. Once again, Maeda thought he had found the back of the net with a late equaliser, only for VAR—headed by Muir—to intervene and disallow the goal, ruling that Alistair Johnston’s cross had gone out of play. The images were inconclusive at best, and once again the KMI Panel determined that the goal should have stood. The incident was so controversial that Collum was forced to address it on the Scottish FA’s VAR Review Show, admitting there was no definitive The former referee, who had been promoted to the VAR position by SFA referees’ chief Willie Collum, has left the post by mutual agreement after talks with Collum and VAR manager Martin Atkinson. [Herald Scotland]
Muir’s short stint in the VAR hub at Clydesdale House was marked by controversy, particularly surrounding decisions made during Celtic’s matches. The first major flashpoint came at Fir Park in October, when Daizen Maeda had a goal ruled out against Motherwell for handball. However, the Scottish FA’s Key Match Incident Panel later found that a penalty should have been awarded to Celtic instead, as Motherwell defender Stephen O’Donnellll
