FIFA claims that they are ‘powerless to punish the 1998 World Cup winning striker because their rules forbade them to do so if the original misdemeanor was not seen by the match officials.’

For an organization that may demand up to $100million dollars of broadcasting rights from any country for the coming World Cup in South Africa, it really is indeed a fiasco to be deemed ‘powerless’ under such circumstances. The fact is that, this type of controversy will never be happening if only FIFA adopted what so many other professional sports has adopted, that’s take advantage of video replay technology to assist their soccer referees to referee their games. Only the best rungs in FIFA and God will know very well what is keeping probably the most populous game adopting technology to improve the game.

Many traditional critics argue that refereeing in soccer should remain status quo, in order that the human error aspects of the game remain within the game. Towards the top, FIFA President, Sepp Blatter, is a strong opponent to using any technology to assist the soccer referee. In this modern day, traditional people like Blatter ought to be replaced to move the sports forward.

In 해외축구중계 , FIFA can be held responsible for all your refereeing controversies which has ensue over the last century. Things got worse in the last two decades after instant video replay technology allow television to broadcast all poor refereeing decisions immediately to the world to see. How can you blame managers, players and fans from becoming enraged when they visit a legitimate penalty been denied by soccer referees? Or a poor offside decision by the soccer referee that resulted in the eventual game winner? Worse, each one of these refereeing decisions has led to real cases of life and death, when referees who made crucial mistakes received death threats and so are forced retire.

Remember Anders Frisk, the soccer referee from Sweden in 2005 following the contentious match between Barcelona and Chelsea in the Champions League? He was forced to quit after some poor decisions made that caused Chelsea to lose the eventual tie. In his own words, ”it’s not worth carrying on….My safety and the safety of my children goes before anything else. These last few weeks have already been the worst of my life.” Soccer lost an excellent referee that day. Can we blame him? Or the Jose Morinho who led that publicity assault against his poor performance? FIFA must take a significant area of the responsibility as well.

The scary thing is that type of anti-referee stuff can be taking shape at the youngest age ranges. Refereeing resources already are tight, and at the cheapest and youngest degree of competitive soccer, young players and managers are also learning from what they see on television to openly challenge the soccer referee’s decisions and cause disputes. It is becoming acceptable to lambaste the referee whether he made the proper or wrong call, based on which side you supported. This will not speak well of the game. What kind of sportsman ship are we teaching our youths? What kind of refereeing standards do we hope to raise if the soccer referees’ job continue to be the loneliest one in the world?

FIFA will always support the soccer referee’s decision, right or wrong. But this sort of backing will not offer practice support for referees at all levels. What referees need can be an understanding from all that they are human and that they can make mistakes. If these mistakes can be rectified at the right time in a match through technology and appeals, the footballing crowds won’t become overzealous in condemning poor refereeing standards. Technology allows that to be achieved, but sadly, authority does not. Awaken FIFA, before someone really gets killed because of a poor refereeing decision. It will not come to that stage. Football is a beautiful game after all.

Jimmy Tong has been a Physical Educator for 13 Years in Singapore, with degree in sports science and physical education from Loughborough University in UK. He’s got extensive coaching experience in soccer, floorball and rugby teams in Singapore Schools.He could be currently a sports development officer in Singapore schools in addition to a dynamic contributor of sports training articles to boost sports performance in athletes. He hopes to enable people’s success ahead by inspiring them with true sports motivational and inspirational stories.