VAR official suspended after being caught checking betting site during live match

Strange scenes took place before Wednesday's CSKA Sofia-Lokomotiv Sofia Bulgarian First Division football match, as one of the referees sitting in the VAR room was browsing a betting site on his phone during a live broadcast.

A technician responsible for the VAR computers was caught accessing a betting site during a match in Bulgaria. The case occurred last Wednesday, in the match between CSKA and Lokomotiv, for the 27th round of the Bulgarian Championship, and the images reverberated worldwide. In the video, the man appears alongside two video referees, using his cell phone to access the site while the match went on. The scene was shown on the official broadcast and…

In the match where CSKA Sofia won 1-0 against Lokomotiv Sofia, an operator played a ‘live bet’ in the VAR room. An investigation has been launched regarding the person...

With the rise of sports betting over the last few years, suspicions about polemic actions were growing exponentially, especially with some unusual situations, such as the one experienced last Wednesday in the triumph of CSKA Sofia against Lokomotiv Sofia by the date 27 of the Bulgarian League. When the cameras took what was happening in the VAR room, one of the TV technicians, who is not arbiter but who works during the party alongside the colle…

In Bulgaria, in a match between the CSKA against Lokomotiv, by the date 27 of the local League, an assistant arbiter of the VAR, in full match, was caught while visiting a betting page. The Arbiter entry of the VAR was recorded visiting a full match betting page in Bulgaria was first published on Teleamazonas.

VAR official suspended after being caught checking betting site during live match

A Video Assistant Referee (VAR) has been officially suspended after being caught on live television seemingly browsing a betting site. The incident reportedly occurred just minutes before kick-off in a Bulgarian league match between CSKA Sofia and Lokomotiv Sofia, raising serious concerns about professionalism and integrity. The suspension followed the circulation of footage on social […] The post VAR official suspended after being caught checki…