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"At the moment of delivering the ball, the thrower must: -stand facing the field of play -have part of each foot on the touchline or on the ground outside the touchline -throw the ball with both hands from behind and over the head from the point where it left the field of play"
Good point given that Stoke and West Brom have been fined £5,000 for a more recent incident. That is unless the charge has been contested by one of the clubs which would delay proceedings a bit, although given the fairly low fines involved that probably isn't worth it.
That’s the problem at this time of year. Play a few matches to begin the season, then an international weekend. Another few matches and it’s the October international weekend. Repeat for November.
All that has happened is that the VAR official has been taken off VAR duties for this afternoon's match. The ref doesn't have an appointment so there is no match to remove from him.
Yes, the ref does have the final say. Probably in a no win situation from having been sent to the screen.