29th Jun 10
FIFA apologises for bad calls during World Cup
by Sally Davies
FIFA has apologised to World Cup teams who have suffered the consequences of bad officiating during the highly popular games in South Africa this year. The president of the global football governing body, Sepp Blatter, announced the apology and directed it primarily to the English and Mexican football associations, as poor calls had significant impacts on their games over the weekend. After Mr Blatter’s statement, FIFA confirmed that the next meeting of its international board will discuss the use of technology during World Cup matches, but rules out the possibility of instant replay.
Mr Blatter commented on the poor call which prevented the Frank Lampard shot to be scored a goal, although the ball clearly went over the line, as well as the goal awarded to Carlos Tevez of Argentina in the game against Mexico, which showed that the player was clearly offside and the goal should not have been allowed. He went on the say that representatives from both football federations accepted his apology.
Although instant replay technology is used in many sports around the world, Mr Blatter said that it is not appropriate for football due to the fast-paced nature of the game. He went on to add that the only principle on the table for discussion at the next board meeting is goal-line technology, but offered the caveat that FIFA will attempt to improve the quality of the referees.
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1 Comment
"It is a tragedy that 1 billion people can see exactly what happened from six different angles in slo motion but the ref cannot. No instant replay ??! Get your head out of the sand! We will see that hand ball or offside (or dive) again and again for weeks! It is time for FIFA to figure out how to use instant replay and clean up the sport or step aside and leave it to someone who will."
Added by Tom Pankratz on 30th Jun 10