FIFA will NOT add extra referees to the World Cup
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
FIFA has decided it will not add extra referees to monitor possible controversial goals as in the case of France and Ireland's qualifying match. This is definitely a step in the wrong direction for FIFA who rightfully is taking a lot of flak for how that match ended. They need to ensure the integrity of the game is preserved by ensuring that cheating during the game doesn't occur.
The next ruling they'll have to decide on is the use of instant replay. I feel they have to have this as an available option for referees to use in case of a critical call in a game. It may be limited to only cases of deciding if a play was a goal or not, but some is better than none at all. If FIFA decides that they don't want to add instant replay, I feel that they would effectively be ignoring that three referees cannot cover every inch of field and events such as Henry's handball. I think the comparison is justified that all major sporting events have adopted some level of instant replay to help the officials review close and controversial calls. I hope FIFA does the right thing and goes in favor of that decision to use it.
Labels: 2010, FIFA, handball, instant replay, referee, world cup
posted by Anthony @ 3:46 PM,
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