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How are penalties decided?
Referees make immediate decisions on the pitch, but VAR (Video Assistant Referee) can intervene for 'clear and obvious errors' in penalty calls. This means the referee might review footage on a pitchside monitor if VAR flags a potential mistake, as was not the case for Isak's denied penalty.
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