'VAR couldn't intervene' - Ex-Fifa official hits out as Tottenham man embroiled in 'unsporting' international incident

Ex-FIFA official Keith Hackett says Georgia's Kochorashvili should have been sent off for a second yellow card in Northern Ireland's 0-0 draw, claiming VAR couldn't intervene on the unsporting incident.

Northern Ireland drew 0-0 with Georgia in a Nations League fixture on Monday night, but former FIFA official Keith Hackett has criticized the referee's handling of a controversial moment involving Tottenham's Jamie Donley and Georgia's Giorgi Kochorashvili. Hackett told Football Insider that Kochorashvili should have received a second yellow card for a tackle on Donley in the second half, which would have left Georgia playing with ten men. The official noted that VAR was unable to intervene on what he described as an unsporting incident. Northern Ireland remain top of League B Group 2 with eight points after four games.