BBC · Sep 8, 2022
VAR needs to be binned, says West Ham forward Michail Antonio
West Ham had a goal disallowed after Jarrod Bowen was adjudged to have fouled keeper Edouard Mendy in the build upWest Ham forward Michail Antonio says the video assistant referee (VAR) system needs to be "binned".
Referees' body PGMOL effectively accepted that decision - and a second VAR call at Newcastle United v Crystal Palace - was wrong.
"It was a madness, that's what I am going to call it. An actual madness," said Antonio.
Speaking on the latest episode of the Footballer's Football Podcast on BBC Sounds, he added: "I have said this many times. It needs to be binned."
The PGMOL said it will fully co-operate with a Premier League review of last weekend's incidents.