'Get rid of VAR!' Rooney unhappy Sanchez goal ruled out

According to BBC Sport, World Cup pundit Wayne Rooney is incredulous over VAR ruling out Davinson Sanchez's goal for Colombia against Portugal. The strike was disallowed for offside—by a toe. Rooney's response: scrap VAR. The marginal call encapsulates the technology's central dilemma: achieving precision while undermining the natural flow of the game.

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