Opinion

Reader mailbag: How was Jayden Nelson's goal not allowed to stand?

Victor Rivas got the call absolutely wrong. But the decision to not award TFC a goal against the Whitecaps was more a failure of VAR than the referee.

John Molinaro

May 10, 2022 — 7 min read

TFC Republic will feature a regular reader mailbag column where I answer questions from subscribers about Toronto FC and Canadian soccer in general.

I'll respond the best queries submitted to me by TFC Republic readers, so feel free to drop me an email at johnmolinaro@rogers.com. You can also reach out to me via Twitter and Facebook.

Here we go...

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