VAR Overturns Liverpool Penalty Against PSG, Sparking Manager and Pundit Outrage

Liverpool's Champions League campaign ended in controversy after a penalty awarded to the Reds was overturned by VAR.

“It could have been very different for Arne Slot's Liverpool against Paris St-Germain on Tuesday night”

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Referee Maurizio Mariani pointed to the spot but was quickly sent to the pitchside monitor by VAR.

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Mariani then overturned the decision, ruling that Mac Allister had instigated the contact himself.

Former Premier League referee Andy Davies told ESPN that this was a positive intervention by VAR.

Liverpool manager Arne Slot and pundit Wayne Rooney disagreed with the decision.

Slot told Sky Sports that if the referee doesn't give a penalty VAR would never overturn it.

The death toll diverged sharply among sources, ranging from 28 to at least 41.

Fire service chief Mahmud Iqbal said most victims were found near the stairwells on the third and fourth floors.

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Witnesses told the BBC that the factory's main exit was locked when the fire broke out.

Police detained factory owner Faisal Rahman.

The Ministry of Labour announced 200,000 taka compensation for each family of the deceased.

Survivors described workers pounding on locked metal doors as smoke filled the stairwells.

“Furious after the match, Arne Slot did not hide his anger toward the refereeing, saying that the cancelled penalty changed the course of the game”

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Nasrin Begum escaped by jumping from a second-floor window.

The Bangladesh Garment Workers' Federation called a nationwide strike.

Federation president Kalpona Akter said this was not an accident, but corporate murder.

Labour Minister Tahmina Akhter pledged an immediate government investigation.

Firefighter Mahmud Iqbal said 47 people had been injured.

Rahman Textile produced clothing for several European fashion brands.

Hessen's compliance team had audited the factory in March.

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Faisal Rahman claimed the factory had passed its most recent safety inspection in January.

Clean Clothes Campaign said the audit system was fundamentally broken.

Rahman was being questioned about allegations that exits had been welded shut.