Chairman of Swedish referees ashamed of World Cup referreing

Swedish referees chief Bo Karlsson has added to the growing criticism against refereeing decisions at the World Cup by suggesting FIFA should abandon their policy of having no country represented by more than one referee.

Swedish referees chief Bo Karlsson has added to the growing criticism against refereeing decisions at the World Cup by suggesting FIFA should abandon their policy of having no country represented by more than one referee.

Refereeing standards at the World Cup have caused a huge storm after Italy and Spain were eliminated after rows with officials during Korea’s last two dramatic matches in their march to the last four.

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