Every VAR error: How Arsenal escaped red cards and penalties | Flipboard

Flipboard · May 29, 2026 · 357 words · By BBC News

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What to know about VAR Controversy

Every VAR error: How Arsenal escaped red cards and penalties Arsenal and Chelsea were the biggest beneficiaries of video assistant referee and on-field errors this season.

Propaganda risk 20%

Claims checked 3

Techniques found 1

Topics 2

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Coverage gap: Low Left coverage

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What happened

Every VAR error: How Arsenal escaped red cards and penalties Arsenal and Chelsea were the biggest beneficiaries of video assistant referee and on-field errors this season.

Why it matters

Mikel Arteta's Gunners won the Premier League while becoming the first team to go the whole campaign without receiving a red card or conceding a penalty.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that becoming the first team to go the whole campaign without receiving a red card or conceding a penalty?
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confidence: 90%

Minor concerns. Some persuasive language detected, but largely factual.

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eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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Loaded Language 70% confidence

Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 3 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “becoming the first team to go the whole campaign without receiving a red card or conceding a penalty”

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While Wikipedia evidence confirms Arsenal won the 2025-26 Premier League title, none of the provided evidence (web search or Wikipedia) mentions the specific record of going the whole campaign without a red card or conceding a penalty.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022–23 Premier League was the 31st season of the Premier League and the 124th season of top-flight English football overall. Fulham, Bournemouth and Nottingham Forest were the three promoted club…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022–23_Premier_League

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025–26 Premier League was the 34th season of the Premier League and the 127th season of top-flight English football. The fixtures were released on 18 June 2025. The season consisted of 33 weekend…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–26_Premier_League

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026–27 Premier League will be the 35th season of the Premier League and the 128th season of top-flight English football overall. The season will start on 22 August 2026 and end on 30 May 2027. Th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026–27_Premier_League

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Claim 2: “Mikel Arteta's Gunners won the Premier League”

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Multiple independent news sources (Nypost, Al Jazeera, France24, and Flipboard) all report that Mikel Arteta's Arsenal won the Premier League.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Arsenal won the Premier League
https://nypost.com/2026/05/27/betting/2026-fifa-world-cup-mo…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Arsenal has won the Premier League
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/5/20/arsenal-f…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — for the first time in 22 years, Arsenal have won the Premier League.
https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/press-review/20260520-a…

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Claim 3: “Folarin Balogun announced himself at the 2026 World Cup by becoming the first United States player to score twice in a single match at the tournament”

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The claim is supported by multiple independent sources: ESPN reports Balogun's two goals in a 4-1 victory, a FIFA World Cup match recap confirms his goals against Paraguay on June 12, 2026, and DAZN explicitly states he is the first American to score multiple goals in a single World Cup match since 1930.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Folarin Jerry Balogun (born July 3, 2001) is a professional soccer player who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the United States national team. A Hale End academy prospect of Arsenal, B…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folarin_Balogun

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the current and 23rd edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIF…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup is an ongoing international football tournament being held in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, from June 11 to July 19, 2026. The 48 national teams involved in the tourna…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_squads

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