😡 Where's VAR? Player's horror foul sends rival to hospital | OneFootball

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·7 September 2026

😡 Where's VAR? Player's horror foul sends rival to hospital

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Imagine a player committing an absurd foul, sending his opponent to the hospital, getting a yellow card and... VAR not even calling it?!

The Ajax vs. PSV clash had this OUTRAGEOUS episode. Van Bommel (PSV) committed a brutal foul on Aaron Bouwman (Ajax).


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The referee only gave a yellow card. VAR decided it was not a red-card incident. And the Ajax player had to go straight to the hospital. Watch:

So, have you ever seen a foul like this get IGNORED by VAR? Comment below!

Ajax released a statement on Sunday (6) saying that "Aaron Bouwman will not return to action during the month of September."

In addition, the club said that "Bouwman suffered multiple injuries, including a bruised sternum (in the chest) and a damaged lung."

Besides losing the injured player, Ajax also lost the match: 3-1 to PSV.

In the Eredivisie (Dutch league), Ajax are in sixth place with seven points. PSV are second with 13 — AZ lead with 15.

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


📸 MAURICE VAN STEEN

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