Mick McCarthy: 'VAR is ruining football as a spectacle'

Mick McCarthy has claimed VAR is ruining football after admitting referees used to get “95%” of decisions correct anyway.

Mick McCarthy: 'VAR is ruining football as a spectacle'

Mick McCarthy has claimed VAR is ruining football after admitting referees used to get “95%” of decisions correct anyway.

The Republic of Ireland boss was mystified after David McGoldrick, who trained with his international team-mates in Abbotstown today, was denied a goal in Sheffield United’s 1-1 Premier League draw at Tottenham on Saturday.

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