📸 Home fans disrupt TV: VAR chaos in the 2. Bundesliga | OneFootball

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·8 March 2026

📸 Home fans disrupt TV: VAR chaos in the 2. Bundesliga

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You thought you’d seen everything when it comes to VAR decisions? You’re way off. In Münster, the video assistant referee wrote another, more than bizarre chapter just a few minutes ago.

During the match between Preußen Münster and Hertha BSC, referee Felix Bickel wanted to review a potential penalty for Hertha himself. But there was a small problem: the VAR monitor stayed black.


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As 'Sky' reported shortly afterwards, apparently two masked individuals pulled the TV plug, preventing a video review. However, the penalty was awarded even without viewing the footage.

While referee Felix Bickel had to rely on the opinion of VAR Katrin Rafalski for the decision, a banner soon appeared in the home section.

“Pull the plug on VAR.” Hmmmm, we have a suspicion.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.


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