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Tech trouble leaves Chelsea game ref without comms

By GhanaSummary Newsroom1 min read
Tech trouble leaves Chelsea game ref without comms

The referee, his assistants, the fourth official and the video assistant referee (VAR) team at Stockley Park could not talk to each other.

For 45 minutes as Chelsea beat Brighton 4-3, a set of Premier League officials had to work without radio sets for what may have been the first time in 20 years.

With headsets ditched, another obvious problem was created: how could the VAR, Andrew Kitchen, do his job if he could not talk to Oliver?

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