FIFA Head of Referring 'very happy' with performance of referees at World Cup
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[QUOTE=The Guardian]Fifa's head of refereeing today stated that he is "very, very happy" with the performance of the officials at the 2010 World Cup – despite a sudden spate of controversial incidents.
There was an outcry in the US media regarding Koman Coulibaly's decision to disallow Maurice Edu's effort in the 85th minute of their 2-2 draw with Slovenia on Friday, and there were several questionable decisions during Brazil's victory over the Ivory Coast last night.
But Fifa said today it had not received an official complaint from either Brazil regarding the play-acting from Kader Keïta that led to Kaká being shown a second yellow card in the match, or the Ivory Coast, over Luís Fabiano's double handball in the build-up to his second goal.
Although the opening round of games was largely free of controversy, with match officials praised for their levels of fitness and for not showing unwarranted cards, familiar questions about video technology are sure to re-emerge.
José María García-Aranda, Fifa's head of refereeing, today admitted that some decisions "are not good" but maintained that he is satisfied with the overall standard of officials. However he declined to discuss individual incidents, such as that late USA "goal". Fifa, moreover, denied reports that Coulibaly would not be taking charge of any more matches during the tournament.
García-Aranda said mistakes are to be expected from human beings, but that World Cup 2010 has seen a high overall standard. He said Fifa believes referees do not have a duty to explain "every single situation" in a match and that they would be distracted from their jobs if they had to focus on justifying themselves.
That will not stop the inquest in the US, where people have struggled to comprehend the referee's apparent mistake given the forensic use of technology in NFL matches.
Argentina's coach, Diego Maradona, has hit out at the World Cup referees for not doing enough to protect flair players, saying: "This is football and not kung fu fighting – so I don't think yet we've seen the fair play we want to see."
Maradona, who acknowledged the irony of his comments given his famous handball against England, also highlighted the reaction of the French referee Stéphane Lannoy after allowing Fabiano's goal to stand. "The tragicomic thing is the smile of the referee afterwards. I didn't see the referee laugh after I scored the goal against England," said Maradona. "Yesterday the referee was laughing. If you saw the handball, why didn't you penalise it? And it was in a very crucial point of the match, with Brazil taking a 2-0 lead."
Fifa's president, Sepp Blatter, will remain steadfast in his belief that video technology should not be introduced. Following a Fifa executive committee meeting the week before the World Cup started, Blatter reiterated his position. "Society is not perfect, football is not perfect, it must retain its human face," he said.
The issue was widely debated after the handball by Thierry Henry that set up the goal that took France to the World Cup, but at a meeting of the international board that makes football's rules its use was rejected. Blatter has said in the past, however, that he remains open to persuasion on goal-line technology.
The Europa League trial of using two extra match officials is due to be extended next season, with extra linesmen stationed behind each goal in the Champions League as well as at Euro 2012.
Fifa emphasised that its policy is that controversial incidents should not be replayed on the video screens at stadiums. But the rule has been overlooked on several occasions at World Cup 2010, with Australia's players appealing to the referee to look at the replay of Harry Kewell's dismissal against Ghana on Saturday.[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jun/21/world-cup-2010-fifa-referees[/url]
:facepalm:
Doing well at the World Cup should be about playing well, not how many refs you have in your pocket. I've lost all my respect for FIFA now.
The least he could do is investigate some of the bad calls instead of releasing bullshit statements like this. If it were just one or two bad calls I could understand. But this is just getting ridiculous now.
He needs to watch the Germany v Serbia match again.
I haven't seen so many bad referees in a long time. I wonder what performance we would be seeing if he was actually [I]unhappy[/I]...
Does everybody at FIFA have something wrong with them?
[QUOTE=WeekendWarrior;22780916]Does everybody at FIFA have something wrong with them?[/QUOTE]
The sound has driven them insane.
BBBBBBBBZZZZZZZZZ
It's clouding his logic.
[QUOTE=bugfix;22780664]I haven't seen so many bad referees in a long time. I wonder what performance we would be seeing if he was actually [I]unhappy[/I]...[/QUOTE]
If one of the opposing players shoots the other team and the ref doesn't give a red card.
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The ref was looking the other was when that happened, he shouldn't have called it.
[QUOTE=Fifa]"Fifa believes referees do not have a duty to explain 'every single situation' in a match and that they would be distracted from their jobs if they had to focus on justifying themselves."[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Fifa]"Society is not perfect, football is not perfect, it must retain its human face,"[/QUOTE]
What a Joke.
Fifa is a joke.
Everyone always complains about the refs in the World Cup. Their no better nor worse than they've ever been.
I was watching Spain vs Honduras earlier and didn't realize how bad the BBBZZZZZZ was. Maybe they're making crap calls cause they think the BBBBBZZZZZZZ will stop
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