That Josh King Goal Getting Axed? Absolute Madness

By Lewis Barnett 30 August, 2025 5 mins read 76 Views

I've been watching football for twenty-three years, and I'm still trying to wrap my head around what happened at Stamford Bridge today.

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When Dreams Meet Reality (And VAR)

Josh King scored what should've been his first senior goal for Fulham. The kid's only 18, right? Picks up the ball, drives forward like he owns the place, slots it home with the composure of someone who's been doing this for decades. Perfect moment. Career-defining stuff.

Then VAR happened.

Rob Jones gets the tap on the shoulder - you know, that dreaded signal that means someone's about to get their heart ripped out. Off he trots to the monitor while 3,000 Fulham fans hold their breath in the away end.

The "Foul" That Broke Twitter

Here's where it gets properly mental. Rodrigo Muniz - and I'm not making this up - stepped on Trevoh Chalobah's toe while doing a roulette. That's it. That's the entire incident that killed King's moment.

My mate Dave texted me immediately: "Are you seeing this nonsense?" Yeah Dave, we're all seeing it. And none of us believe it.

Muniz wasn't even trying to foul anyone. He's got the ball, attempts a skill move (fair enough), and his foot lands on Chalobah's toe during the turn. It's the kind of contact that happens literally dozens of times every match. Usually the ref waves play on and everyone gets on with their lives.

What Even Is Football Anymore?

The travelling support went from pure euphoria to stunned silence in about ninety seconds. You could see King's face when the decision came through - kid looked like someone had just told him Santa wasn't real.

This is exactly why people are falling out of love with the game. We've created a system where every piece of contact gets dissected under a microscope until someone finds a reason to ruin the magic. Poor King probably practiced that exact finish a thousand times in training, dreaming of the moment it would matter.

Instead? "Careless challenge." Give me a break.

The Bigger Picture (Unfortunately)

Look, I get that VAR was supposed to fix the "clear and obvious errors." But when did accidentally stepping on someone's toe during normal play become grounds for overturning goals? We're not talking about a leg-breaking tackle here - it's incidental contact during a skill move.

The inconsistency drives me mental too. Last weekend I watched three similar incidents get waved through without a second glance. This week, it's apparently a foul worthy of denying an 18-year-old his first professional goal.

Football used to be about moments like King's run and finish. Now it's about slow-motion replays and officials finding problems that nobody in the stadium even noticed in real time.

What a mess.

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