VAR under fire: clear Sporting got the rub of the green against Famalicão

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·1 March 2026

VAR under fire: clear Sporting got the rub of the green against Famalicão

In the match between Sporting CP and FC Famalicão, the performance of the VAR team was classified as “unsatisfactory” by the Arbitration Council in the evaluation of the 22nd round of the Liga Portugal Betclic.

This evaluation follows the controversy caused by an incident eight minutes in, when Ibrahima Ba scored for Famalicão. The goal was eventually disallowed after the VAR intervened, calling the referee to review an alleged offensive contact before the shot.

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Thus, it gives the impression that Sporting benefited from the refereeing in that game, which they won 1-0 with a goal near the end. At the time of the subsequently disallowed goal, the score was 0-0.

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