Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp wants to see his side replay the defeat to Tottenham after a VAR error wrongfully disallowed Luis Diaz’s goal.
The shocking blunder has dominated football talk over the past week – and the saga took another turn after refereeing body PGMOL published audio of officials arriving at the decision.
Angry Reds supporters and even Klopp himself have responded by stating a replay would be the fairest course of action, with the German saying: “They didn’t do it on purpose and we shouldn’t forget that. Yes, it was a mistake. An obvious mistake. I think there would have been solutions. I think the outcome should be a replay. Probably won’t happen.”
Klopp’s comments have since caused a stir, with opposition fans bringing up the fact that Liverpool are by no means the only side to be hard done by as a result of refereeing decisions.
And to showcase the can of worms that would be opened by allowing matches to be replayed in football, Daily Star Sport takes a look back at 11 major points of contention over the years which would have similar cases in favour of a rematch.
Chelsea vs Liverpool (2005) – Ghost goal
We should probably start off with Liverpool, whose most iconic moment of the 21st century – the final in Istanbul – might not have even occurred if replays existed. Luis Garcia scored a decisive winner for the Reds at Chelsea in the Champions League semi-final back in 2005.
Labelled the infamous ‘ghost goal’, Garcia’s effort deflected off John Terry before William Gallas rushed back to make a goal-line clearance. Yet dumbfounded Slovakian referee Lubos Michel took several seconds before awarding a goal despite only a hopeful Garcia appealing. Retrospective VAR footage two decades later proved the goal should not have stood.
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AC Milan vs Liverpool (2005) – Dudek saves
Another way to chalk off Liverpool’s Istanbul glory would be to take a look back at the penalty 3-2 shootout win against AC Milan in the final. Jerzy Dudek took a few liberties to say the least on his way to saving two penalties.
The Pole’s most grievous offence was during Milan’s second spot-kick, taken by Andrea Pirlo, where he came four yards off his line before making the stop. There is no chance that a goalkeeper would get away with that today – and Liverpool are fortunate it went unpunished on the biggest stage of all.
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Tottenham vs Man Utd (2005) – Roy Carroll blunder
Tottenham were desperately unlucky when a goal from midfielder Pedro Mendes wasn’t given against Manchester United in the 2004/05 season. Red Devils goalkeeper Roy Carroll fumbled a long-range lob into his own net before scrambling to keep the ball out.
The entire stadium could see that it clearly crossed the line – but referee Rob Lewis waved play on. It was one of the most controversial incidents of the season and a prime example of how things, more often than not, seemed to go in Sir Alex Ferguson’s favour.
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England vs Germany (2010) – Lampard ‘goal’
A prime example of why goal-line technology has changed the game for the better is Frank Lampard’s denied strike against Germany at the 2010 World Cup. The England midfielder’s stunning strike crossed the line when it bounced down off the crossbar and back up before being caught by Manuel Neuer.
Lampard and thousands of others inside the stadium appealed but to no avail at a crucial point of the game, which would have seen England go level at 2-2. England went on to lose 4-1, while their old rivals reached the final in South Africa.
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Ireland vs France (2009) – Henry handball
There is one game that every Republic of Ireland fan would want replayed if given the chance. That was the second leg of a 2010 World Cup play-off match against France, which Ireland were leading 1-0.
With France on the verge of being knocked out – a desperate Thierry Henry controlled the ball with his hand, and patted it one more time for good measure, before setting up William Gallas for the winner. Swedish referee Martin Hansson missed both touches and paid no mind to Irish appeals, allowing the goal to stand to end their World Cup dreams.
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Chelsea vs Barcelona (2009) – ‘A f***ing disgrace’
Perhaps the greatest robbery in football came in the infamous 2009 Champions League semi-final between Chelsea and Barcelona. Referee Tom Henning Ovrebo made a number of shocking decisions, failing to award FOUR blatant penalties which would have seen the Blues progress to the final.
Even the Norwegian ref later said: “I can’t be proud of that performance. They were handball situations. I was responsible for the decisions that were made and we can argue that, if I had taken others, maybe Chelsea would have qualified for the final. We will never know.” Get the rematch rearranged expeditiously, we say.
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Barcelona vs Arsenal (2011) – Van Persie red
Another scandalous Champions League game involving Barcelona saw Robin van Persie dismissed for no reason whatsoever in a last-16 tie. The Gunners had beaten the world’s most dominant team 2-1 in the home-leg – and only a moment of utter madness from the official dashed the north Londoners’ hopes.
Van Persie was shown a second yellow card for shooting just seconds after being flagged for offside. Referee Massimo Busacca had no sympathy for the Dutchman, who had not heard the whistle due to the noise created by 95,000 inside the Camp Nou. Arsenal crashed out with a one goal deficit as Barcelona went on to win the competition.
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Croatia vs Australia (2006) – Triple yellow card
Referee Graham Poll made several grave errors during the 2006 World Cup in a match which the Englishman will likely never live down. Croatia faced Australia in the group stages in an otherwise unremarkable 2-2 draw, but Poll’s performance will go down as one of the worst of all time.
The official handed Croatian Josip Simunic his second yellow card of the game in the 90th minute but forgot to send the defender off. He brandished a third yellow card for dissent when Simunic pushed him after the final whistle, before finally remembering to show him a red. The Englishman was sent home from the tournament immediately after the group stages.
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Chelsea vs Arsenal (2014) – Gibbs sent off
One of the more bizarre refereeing decisions came during Arsene Wenger’s 1000th game in charge of Arsenal – which they lost 6-0 to London rivals Chelsea. That was in large part down to a red card suffered by the Gunners early on.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain denied a shot with his hand to concede a penalty – but referee Andre Marriner opted to send off Kieran Gibbs instead. Marriner later owned up to the error but the damage was done, with Arsenal’s defence struggling without the left-back.
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Nigeria vs Cameroon (2000) – Penalty shootout
Another error before the invention of goal-line technology saw Nigeria denied glory in the final of the 2000 Africa Cup of Nations. Referee Mourad Daami failed to see a Nigeria penalty clearly cross the line during a shootout against Cameroon.
Cameroon went on to win it 4-3, sparking riots after the final whistle. Things could have played out very differently for Nigeria had the goal been awarded. And we would love to see both sides’ players return to settle the controversy once and for all more than two decades later.
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England vs Argentina (1986) – Hand of God
The whole course of football history would have played out very differently had rematches existed in 1986. Diego Maradona took the lead against England in the World Cup quarter-finals by clearly using his hand to guide the ball in from a cross.
The referee didn’t see Maradona’s ‘Hand of God’, which propelled Argentina to a 2-1 victory as they went on to win the tournament. England would no doubt have asked for a replay if given the chance – and who knows if Maradona’s legacy would have been the same today.
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