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

Attwell gave the first in-stadium public announcement in English football after VAR ruled out Dominic Solanke’s goal.

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

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

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.

Liverpool boss Arne Slot bemoaned the decision by referee Stuart Attwell not to send off Tottenham match-winner Lucas Bergvall moments before he struck the only goal of their Carabao Cup semi-final first leg.

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou will welcome the lack of VAR for Sunday's FA Cup third-round tie at Tamworth but will stop speaking about technology. Postecoglou witnessed history in English football on Wednesday when - for the first time - referee Stuart Attwell explained a VAR decision to fans inside the stadium during a 1-0 semi-final first-leg win over Liverpool in the Carabao Cup.

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