{
  "id": 7592633,
  "title": "VAR audio of Erling Haaland’s controversial Manchester derby winner released",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/var-audio-of-erling-haalands-controversial-manchester-derby-winner",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-15T16:50:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/var-audio-erling-haaland-controversial-162639098.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 'Mic’d Up' show revealed that the VAR officials missed a crucial detail during Erling Haaland's controversial Manchester derby winner against Manchester United. Referee Howard Webb and Pro Ref's chief refereeing officer, Howard Webb, expressed disappointment in the officials for not considering the role of Enzo Fernandez, who was in an offside position. The officials were reportedly focused on verifying Haaland's onside position, which led them to ignore the impact Fernandez had on the Manchester United defense. Webb stated that an \"error of judgement\" was made and promised a review of the process to understand what went wrong. The audio and footage of the incident have been shared with Manchester United, and the officials involved will not officiate until after the international break.",
  "summary": "Howard Webb, Pro Ref’s chief refereering officer, admitted that the officials did not notice Fernandez’s offside offence because they had ‘tunnel vision’",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Sport",
        "title": "VAR missed Fernandez offside in Manchester derby - Webb",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/var-missed-fernandez-offside-in-manchester-derby-webb",
        "published": "2026-09-15T16:00:16.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Referees chief Webb 'really disappointed' over VAR error in Manchester derby",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/referees-chief-webb-really-disappointed-over-var-error-in-manchester",
        "published": "2026-09-15T17:07:36.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}