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If anyone can talk about the highs and lows of being a referee, it is Darren England.
Three years ago, when acting as the video assistant referee (VAR), a blunder in a game between Tottenham and Liverpool stalled his career for months.
Luis Diaz scored for Liverpool, but his goal was flagged as offside. In a lapse of concentration, and despite the VAR image showing Diaz was onside, England said "check complete". The goal remained disallowed.
The South Yorkshire official suddenly found not only himself in the full glare of the media, but his family too.