Never-before-seen moment in English football as referee speaks to crowd to confirm why Spurs goal ruled out vs Liverpool

TOTTENHAM’S clash with Liverpool made history – as for the first time ever a referee explained to the crowd why a goal had been ruled out.

Stuart Attwell used the PA system to tell a spellbound stadium that Dominic Solanke‘s Carabao Cup semi-final opener for Spurs was offside.

GettyFans waited for the verdict on Solanke’s strike before Stuart Attwell explained it[/caption] Ref Attwell is the first ref to explain a disallowed goal directly to the crowd AlamySolanke briefly thought he had put Spurs in front...