ESPN Football - Football
26/06
VAR controversy with Ronaldo, World Cup shows system needs tweaking - ex-Prem ref Walton
VAR took centre stage as Portugal and Iran played to a dramatic 1-1 draw in their Group B finale.
Lauren, Don Hutchinson and Leroy Rosenior tackle Portugal's profligacy in front of goal, before giving their take on a missed opportunity for Iran.
MOSCOW -- Peter Walton, a former English Premier League referee, thinks Cristiano Ronaldo should have been sent off in Monday's tense World Cup match between Portugal and Iran.
"He cuffed him," Walton said of Ronaldo's elbow into the face of Morteza Pouraliganji late in the group stage game. "It was aggressive and it was a strike to the face and, if I was the man on the field, a strike to the face means he has to go."
Clear enough, right? But here is where it gets a little more complicated. Despite...