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If he did we simply wouldn't be here.The VAR simply followed protocal
If he did we simply wouldn't be here.The VAR simply followed protocal
The referee isn't the only match official. If the VAR knows a goal has legally been scored and not counted, that's still a match official that knows law 10 hasn't been followed and did nothing about it. And it doesn't change that the ref should have been given the information and given the opportunity to decide which law break is least bad.The referee decided that Diaz was offside and didn't award the goal. This is correct application of Law 10. The referee's error is factual rather than legal. The VAR knew that Diaz was onside but it is not his role to award the goal in accordance with Law 10; it's his role to inform the referee that a clear and obvious error has occurred (hence my earlier post regarding procedural error). Ultimately, it's the referee's decision whether or not to award a goal. Nobody has "breached" law 10.