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.

Liverpool were far from at our best against Tottenham but it’s not hard to see that major error that Stuart Attwell made, something Arne Slot spoke about.

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

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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.

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

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.