Listen to the X-rated VAR audio from Liverpool’s disallowed goal as Darren England suddenly realises major cock-up

THE expletive filled audio of the VAR gaffe behind Luis Diaz’s disallowed goal has been released.

Liverpool star Diaz was wrongly deemed to be offside by an onfield official when scoring a goal against Tottenham, only for VAR to not intervene and reward it.

The Premier League released the audio footage of Luis Diaz’s disallowed goal vs Spurs

VAR incorrectly communicated a ‘check complete’ decision to the on-field referee

The replay operator can be heard questioning the decision

With Darren England then realising his error

After Liverpool called for clarity on why the decision was made, the refereeing body have now made the audio available to the public.

The footage reveals VAR officials Darren England and assistant Dan Cook drew the lines showing that Diaz was onside.

The indication was then given by the officials that the check was complete, with on-field referee Simon Hooper heard saying: “Well done boys good process.”

However, the officials then realised play had resumed without the correct call being made on field after the replay operator queried the decision.

Upon being asked again by the replay operator about the outcome of the decision, the VAR team then became aware the incorrect call had been made.

Assistant video referee Cook then backs this up by saying: “That’s wrong Daz”.

Upon realising the error, England be heard saying: “Oh ****.”

The replay operator can be heard requesting to delay the game, but since it had already resumed there was no way to pull it back.

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England can be heard saying: “I can’t do anything”, before swearing once again.

The aftermath of the gaffe saw both England and Cook stood down from their duties.

PGMOL described the call as a “significant human error” in their apology after the match.

However, PGMOL released an explanation of the decision alongside the video.

It read: “As with all goal situations, the VAR team checked every aspect of the goal. After the on-field officials had disallowed the goal for offside, the checking phase and process started and was carried out correctly by the VAR.

“The kick-point selection was accurate and the use of a single 2D line on the foot of the second rear-most defender was also correctly positioned.

“The image created showed that Luis Diaz was clearly onside, without the need for the insertion of a second line.

Replays at the time clearly showed Diaz to be onside

“In a lapse of concentration and loss of focus in that moment, the VAR lost sight of the on-field decision and he incorrectly communicated ‘check complete’, therefore inadvertently confirming the on-field decision. He did this without any dialogue with the AVAR [Assistant VAR].

“The match then restarted immediately. After a few seconds, the Replay Operator and then the AVAR queried the check-complete outcome with the VAR and asked him to review the image that had been created, pointing out that the original on-field decision had been offside, but this was not communicated to the on-field team at any point during the match.

“The VAR team then gave consideration as to whether the game could be stopped at that point, however the VAR and AVAR concluded that the VAR protocol within the Laws of the Game would not permit that to happen, and they decided intervention was not possible as play had restarted.”

PGMOL also confirmed they had “carried out a review into the circumstances which led to the Luis Diaz goal being incorrectly disallowed for offside”.

Their statement also included a bullet point list of “key learnings” from the call.

They read: “Guidance to Video Match Officials has always emphasised the need for efficiency, but never at the expense of accuracy. This principle will be clearly reiterated.

“A new VAR Communication Protocol will be developed to enhance the clarity of communication between the referee and the VAR team in relation to on-field decisions.

“As an additional step to the process, the VAR will confirm the outcome of the VAR check process with the AVAR before confirming the final decision to the on-field officials.”