Pro Ref admits error in awarding Man City's winner at Man Utd
Refereeing body Pro Ref has admitted an error in awarding Manchester City's winner at Manchester United in their 1-0 victory at Old Trafford.
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Pro Ref admits error in awarding Man City's winner at Man Utd
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Pro Ref, the Premier League referees' body, admitted that VAR made an error in awarding Erling Haaland's winning goal in Manchester City's 1-0 victory over Manchester United in their derby match. The goal should not have been allowed to stand, according to the official admission. Manchester United received an apology from the referees' body following the incident.
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How outlets framed it
2 anglesThe administrative apology itself
These outlets lead with Pro Ref's admission and apology as the main news, treating the acknowledgment of error as the central story. The framing emphasizes the referees' body taking responsibility.
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The wrongness of the decision
Al Jazeera's headline centers on what should have happened rather than on the referees' admission, foregrounding the substantive fact that the goal was invalid rather than the administrative acknowledgment of it.
Al Jazeera
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