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FIFA Is Sorry About Bad Ref Calls, Will Reconsider Using Video Technology

Everyone that watched Sunday’s World Cup match between England and Germany on TV saw that Frank Lampard scored a goal — everyone except the referee, and thus England was denied the goal.
That call, together with another bad call later that day when the referee missed a clear offside when Argentina took the lead against Mexico, spurred a heated debate about using technology to aid the refs in football games.
FIFA, the authority that regulates the World Cup tournament, was until now quite adamant about keeping technology out of the football field. Now, its president Sepp Blatter claims it will reconsider the option. “Naturally we will take on board again the discussion about technology. Something has to be changed,” Blatter said.
A solution that’s often touted by those in support of technological aid allows refs to see video reviews of questionable situations. Those who are against said aid claim that it would be hard to implement in all leagues and tournaments, and that using video technology would disrupt the game too much.

reposted from http://mashable.com/2010/06/29/fifa-video-technology/

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