Fishcake and tennis ball VAR protests, fight for fifth in the Premier League
The Athletic FC ⚽ is The Athletic’s daily football (or soccer, if you prefer) newsletter. Sign up to receive it directly to your inbox.Hello! Video Assistant Referees are under siege in Norway. But thanks to replays, TAFC can ask you: what happened next in this clip? Hornchurch FCYou’ll find out at the bottom of today’s newsletter. In the meantime, coming up:⛔ Norway’s VAR revolt🤕 Haaland injury blow👀 Chelsea to miss top five?⭐ Why Euro elite want HuijsenVAR under attack: Norwegian fans stage protests in bid to rid game of review system A match between Rosenborg and Lillestrom was abandoned in Norway after tennis balls, smoke bombs, and fishcakes were thrown onto the pitch 😳 Both sets of fans are currently protesting against the use of VAR in the Norwegian top flight. pic.twitter.com/s6lPkCPvpc — Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) July 23, […]