Time for the replay referee

CRITICISMS of the standard of refereeing at the World Cup finals are justified. Major errors have been made so regularly and results of matches have been so critically affected that it’s time FIFA moved to incorporate the principal of a video referee sooner rather than later.

Time for the replay referee
Mon, 24 Jun, 2002 - 01:11

By Bill George

CRITICISMS of the standard of refereeing at the World Cup finals are justified. Major errors have been made so regularly and results of matches have been so critically affected that it’s time FIFA moved to incorporate the principal of a video referee sooner rather than later.

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