Stuart Attwell made history in English football on Wednesday night as the first referee to make an in-stadium VAR announcement during the Carabao Cup semi-final between Tottenham and Liverpool. The 42-year-old official used the public address system at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to explain a crucial decision to disallow a goal in the 76th

For the first time in English soccer, referee Stuart Attwell made an NFL-style announcement regarding a VAR decision using a stadium's public address system. This novel move occurred during the English League Cup match between Tottenham and Liverpool and was met with mixed reactions.

A referee has made an NFL-style in-stadium announcement about the outcome of a video review for the first time in English soccer.

Stuart Attwell becomes the first referee to announce a VAR decision inside a stadium in England during Tottenham's Carabao Cup semi-final first leg win against Liverpool.

TOTTENHAM’S clash with Liverpool made history – as for the first time ever a referee explained to the crowd why a goal had been ruled out. Stuart Attwell used the PA system

Virgil van Dijk has claimed referee Stuart Attwell made a 'mistake' not sending off Lucas Bergvall during Liverpool's 1-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur.

It was a cruel twist of irony that the Swedish midfielder then went on to score the winning goal a matter of seconds later, something that wasn’t missed on the Dutchman. Virgil van Dijk admitted that he called out the referee for this terrible miscarriage of justice and it’s so upsetting that such an error had an instant impact on the game.

Stuart Attwell created history on Wednesday night by becoming the first referee in English football to explain a VAR decision to the fans.

Ange Postecoglou not a fan of historic VAR announcement from Stuart Attwell - Attwell gave the first in-stadium public announcement in English football after VAR ruled out Dominic Solanke’s goal.

It felt fitting that Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, a place whose glossy, high-spec flourishes have been designed firmly with American football in mind, became the first to turn an English referee into a gridiron imitator.

Ian Doyle provides the Liverpool analysis after the League Cup semi-final first leg defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday

Lucas Bergvall’s first goal for Tottenham secured a 1-0 win over Liverpool in the English League Cup semifinals. The first-leg match notable for a serious-looking injury to Tottenham's Rodrigo Bentanc