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VAR orders referee to count number of players on pitch in most bizarre Premier League intervention yet
CHAOS erupted after VAR bizarrely ordered referee Andy Madley to count the NUMBER of players on the pitch during Wolves v Aston Villa.
Wolves cruised to a shock 2-0 win against Villa at Molineux to move out of the relegation zone.
The second half was littered with controversial moments as Villa saw a goal disallowed and Wolves were denied a penalty shout.
The encounter then saw embarrassing scenes which have been likened to a Sunday League mix up.
Wolves were 1-0 up -after Jean-Ricner Bellegarde‘s opener – when they tried to make a double substitution in the 71st minute.
The idea was for Goncalo Guedes and Rayan Ait-Nouri to make way for Rodrigo Gomes and Tommy Doyle.
However, what should’ve been a routine changeover after the Wolves par left the pitch was far from simple.
Madley blew to stop play and was asked to get his fingers out and count up the players on the turf.
Guedes was already sitting in the dugout, but Wolves weren’t allowed to bring their replacements on despite the fact that Tim Robinson was holding the fourth official board up.
One fan wrote: “What in the Sunday league is going on here at Wolves .”
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The commentator said: “VAR are asking the referee to confirm that nobody has left the field. It beggars belief. Extraordinary scenes.”
It took just under three minutes for Wolves to make those two substitutions.
It’s unclear who asked him but Matt Donohue and Wade Smith were on VAR duties.
Proceedings finally got back underway before Matheus Cunha wrapped up all three points in the seventh minute of injury time.
But to make matters worse, VAR was previously called into scrutiny just 20 minutes before the chaos after disallowing Villa’s equaliser.
New £21.5million signing Donyell Malen, who replaced Ollie Watkins at half-time, thought he’d scored his first Villa goal.
Malen was behind the ball when he converted a low cross from John McGinn, although the linesman immediately raised his flag.
But VAR found something else wrong and ruled that Morgan Rogers was offside when he obstructed Nelson Semedo in the build-up.
A statement from the Premier League’s Match Centre account on X read: “The referees call of no goal due to an offside offence is checked and confirmed by VAR – with Rogers in an offside position and deemed to be impacting the ability of Semedo to play or challenge for the ball.”
Matheus Cunha wrapped up all three points in the seventh minute of injury time[/caption]Airline to launch free messaging on long-haul flights… even for economy passengers
AN AIRLINE has revealed plans to launch free messaging on long-haul flights for all its customers – even those in economy.
The service will be available on flights worldwide and is expected to be introduced this summer.
Last year, Lufthansa introduced free messaging on its short and medium haul flights.
But major chat services, such as Whatsapp, Facebook, Messenger and Telegram will now be available to use on international flights, reports One Mile at a Time.
Passengers will be able to enjoy the service on their smartphones and tablets.
For those flying, they will even be able to send and receive unlimited pictures.
To access the free service travellers just need to log into the FlyNet portal using a Miles & More service card number.
The card can be downloaded onto your phone and allows you to redeem the airline’s services.
If passengers don’t have access to this, they can create an account with the airline during the flight.
The most important element is having an email that is registered with Lufthansa.
Whilst messaging will be readily available for customers across all classes, browsing the web will not be part of the freebie.
Lufthansa will continue to charge for full Wi-Fi passes, or will be free of charge for first-class passengers.
Wi-Fi can cost anything from three to 10 euros.
British Airways charges between £1.99 and £21.99, depending on the length of the flight and the size of the package.
It is only free for Executive passengers using the messaging-only service, or free for First Class passengers to add a browsing and streaming package too.
Virgin Atlantic’s WiFi ranges from £2.99 and £20.99 depending on how long you want to use it, although some of the carriers offer a free 20 minute option.
Budget airlines like Ryanair currently don’t offer WiFi.
Other airlines that offer free WiFi including Turkish Airlines are JetBlue, Air New Zealand and China Eastern.
This comes as Turkish Airline confirmed it would be offering its customers free and unlimited Wi-Fi across its flights.
All of the airline’s fleet will be equipped with the newest in-flight connectivity (IFC) tech by the end of 2025.
It said on social media: “Stay connected at 30,000 feet!
“In partnership with TCI Aircraft Interiors and Türksat, we will bring free and unlimited Wi-Fi to our entire fleet by the end of 2025.
“We’re integrating the latest in-flight connectivity tech to keep you online.”