On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 6:14 PM, Ed Leafe <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jun 27, 2010, at 1:08 PM, Paul Hill wrote: > >> Isn't it about time we had video replay in international football? >> That goal crossed the line by at least a foot, which the linesman must >> have seen. > > The AR was exactly where he was supposed to be: even with the > second-to-last defender. The problem, of course, is that that was about 16 > yards away from the goal line, meaning he had a terrible angle to judge > whether it went in or not.
That's debatable. People further up the pitch noticed (though they were understandably bias!). > I've wanted FIFA to add a senior official (maybe an older ref who can > no longer run the pitch) who has access to video and a headset connection to > the center ref. Only on extreme cases like this where there was a clear error > would he interrupt the game to correct the call on the field. Unfortunately, > no one in FIFA seems to agree with me. And again... Argentina awarded a goal that was offside. The ref & the assistant both know it as it's replayed live on the stadium screen (which is not supposed to happen). -- Paul _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
