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It's 42 million views and counting for an inflammatory social-media post that might be unlike anything ever seen in English soccer. The final whistle had just been blown on Nottingham Forest's 2-0 defeat at Everton in the Premier League on Sunday when a post on X was published by the frustrated losing club. It went beyond criticizing match officials for perceived incompetence for the failure to award three penalties for what Forest said were three clear fouls in the area during the game. It also questioned the integrity of the VAR. The Premier League says it is investigating the matter.
