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'VAR has ruined association football' - Video assistant referee causes more controversy in England draw

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The use of the video assistant referee (VAR) has come under criticism once more as Italy claimed a controversial penalty to draw with England at Wembley.

VAR will be used at the World Cup for the first time this summer, but many players, pundits and fans are calling for it to be banned before then following the latest controversial decision.

A late penalty from Lorenzo Insigne cancelled out Jamie Vardy's first-half goal to see England and Italy share the spoils at Wembley, but the equaliser came when German referee Deniz Aytekin consulted the video following an incident between debutant James Tarkowski and Federico Chiesa in the penaly area.