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EPL VAR Controversy: Forest Fan Stuart Broad Reacts, Here's What Cricket Legend Said

Following Nottingham Forest라이브 바카라 2-0 loss at Everton, the club risked Football Association and Premier League sanctions over their extraordinary response to three rejected penalty appeals

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Stuart Broad is a long-time fan of Nottingham Forest. Photo: Mike Egerton/PA
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Former England bowler Stuart Broad has criticised Nottingham Forest라이브 바카라 response to the VAR controversy at Sunday라이브 바카라 Premier League match against Everton as “slightly too emotional”. (More Football News)

Broad, the second-highest England Test wicket-taker, was made a CBE for services to cricket during a ceremony at Windsor Castle on Tuesday, and is a long-time fan of the football club.

Following Forest라이브 바카라 2-0 loss at Everton, the club risked Football Association and Premier League sanction over their extraordinary response to three rejected penalty appeals.

In a statement on Sunday, the club said there had been “three extremely poor decisions – three penalties not given – which we simply cannot accept”, adding: “We warned the PGMOL (Professional Game Match Officials Limited) that the VAR is a Luton fan before the game, but they didn’t change him.”

On Tuesday, it was announced that the club would be given the opportunity to privately hear the VAR audio connected to the three penalty claims.

When asked about his thoughts on the VAR incident, Broad said: “Obviously, there라이브 바카라 been some natural frustration from everyone at Nottingham Forest: owners, players, manager fans, supporters, my friendship group are frustrated.

“I think it라이브 바카라 not just from the weekend, I think the frustration is built over the season, to be honest, from the decisions that the club have had.

“I think the statement straight after the game was probably quite emotional and maybe slightly misaligned with how the club would normally operate.”

Referring to the club라이브 바카라 statement on X, formerly Twitter, in which they claimed VAR Stuart Attwell “was a Luton fan”, Broad said: “Personally, I think that라이브 바카라 got nothing to do with the decision-making. I think it was just poor decision-making.

He continued: “I don’t mind the club showing emotion and passion because ultimately, that라이브 바카라 what sport라이브 바카라 about, but I think some of the words were slightly too emotional.”

Broad, 37, announced he was retiring from cricket during the fifth Ashes Test last summer and bowed out in spectacular fashion.

He hit a six off his final ball and took the final wicket as England won the match to level the series, although Australia retained the urn.

He came second in the public vote for the BBC라이브 바카라 2023 Sports Personality of the Year in December and has been focusing on fatherhood and television punditry.

After the ceremony he said retirement had been “scary” but that he wanted to continue to “stay connected” to the sport.

When asked what was next, Broad said: “I want to stay in the game.

“It라이브 바카라 a great hobby of mine, it라이브 바카라 probably something I know the most about in the world, in my world, so I want to be able to share that feedback, whether that라이브 바카라 coaching, whether that라이브 바카라 punditry and commentary that I enjoy.

“But stay connected to the game, you know, I love it.”

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