The Premier League football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool became controversial last weekend due to an inexplicable disallowed goal from Liverpool striker Luis Diaz. Things are heating up in the Formula 1 paddock Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from 2021 by Pierre Gasly.

Football match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool [2-1] became a major riot in England last Saturday. Shortly after Liverpool received a red card in the 26th minute, striker Diaz made the score 0-1 for Jürgen Klopp’s team. However, the goal was flagged by the assistant referee for suspected offside, although after-images quickly showed that the Colombian striker was clearly not offside and therefore the goal should have counted.

Abu Dhabi

No problem, you might say. After all, there is a Video Assistant Referee [VAR] correct errors in the field. However, due to a personal error, the VAR on duty quickly indicated that the check had been completed, implying that Diaz was indeed in an offside position. This led to major unrest and Gasly saw similarities to the 2021 Abu Dhabi riots, where then race director Michael Masi made a number of questionable decisions from the stewards’ room. This resulted in Max Verstappen’s first world title.

Part of sport

said the Frenchman in conversation with Sky Sports following: “The situation at Liverpool was a bit of a surprise and was certainly one of the big topics last weekend. We talked about it last night and comments were also made on Abu Dhabi 2021,” said Gasly. “This is sport. Officials also make mistakes. Of course it’s difficult to accept that when you are on the wrong side,” in this case he was referring to Liverpool and Lewis Hamilton. “But at the end of the day, this is sport. Even though it shouldn’t happen, it does happen sometimes.”