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How about VAR — a revolutionary development in refereeing — how did that fare? Pretty well, I’d say. As it ought to have done — I mean, who is going to argue with VAR’s basic job: Tohelp the referee, to make sure that if he misses something or makes a “clear and obvious error,” VAR will butt in and set matters right.

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