Time for soccer’s lawmen to raise sights

FOR HOW long more can football legislators afford to ignore the merits of employing a video referee at top matches?

The quite unnecessary furore after the Arsenal/Manchester United showdown at Highbury surely pointed to the need for legislators to open their minds and bring control of the games into the 21st Century.

The events at Highbury surely highlighted the folly of allowing the results of major games and major championships depend upon the unassisted naked eyes of the three match officials when modern technological aids exist.