Sunday, June 20, 2010

Day 10 - June 20th

Slovakia vs Paraguay            12:30 BST / 13:30 CET
Italy vs New Zealand             15:00 BST / 16:00 CET
Brazil vs Ivory Coast             19:30 BST / 20:30 CET
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  1. SimonJune 20, 2010 at 10:36 PM

    No articles today? I didn't think there were days off when you're a football writer during the world cup. I've really missed my daily fix, so please sort it out with a couple tomorrow. I would like to know your opinion on referring to video evidence as Brazil would have a goal disallowed and Kaka wouldn't have been unfairly sent off. The ref wasn't even looking at incident and the assistant was miles away. Why can't he have a quick look at the replay? He would have clearly been able to send the Ivory Coast guy off for theatrics and gamesmanship.

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  2. Simon JalieJune 21, 2010 at 2:03 PM

    Luis Fabiano handled the ball twice in the lead up to his goal and Kaka was not culpable in the case of his red card. Kader Keita should be ashamed of himself for getting the Real Madrid midfielder sent off and FIFA should even have a look at it. They sanctioned Rivaldo in a case of deception missed by the referee at the World Cup in 2002 and there is a case for them doing so here.

    Video evidence is a very difficult issue. Obviously we want the game to be fairer and for the referees to get the crucial decisions right. But in a sport where every single minor decision can change the game, where do we draw the line? Do we just have video evidence for penalty decisions? Red cards? Offside calls in the build up to goals? What about throw-ins or corners? Every decision, right or wrong, has the potential to directly or indirectly lead to a goal.

    If we're going to start doing that we might as well get rid of the referee altogether and have the arbitration take place in a tv studio and decisions communicated over the PA system. That is obviously impractical and undesirable.

    In cricket, tennis and rugby, video technology has been brought in with success, but with football it would be less straightforward. Those sports are all very stop-start, unlike football, which is all the better for its fast pace and fluency.

    Improving the standard of refereeing is the preferable alternative and all very well in theory; human error will never be completely eradicated.

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