Good old Sepp...
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by user Alex Holowczak
Sepp Blatter is the President of FIFA.
When he was criticised for the standard of refereeing in this World Cup, he came up with some radical ideas to improve it in 2010.
He stated the following:
- There will be two referees on the pitch
- The two assistants will have increased responsibility
- The Fourth Official (in this circumstance, he'll be the fifth official), will have increased responsibility
- The Fifth Official (sixth, as above) will be more active than his current role (he is referee if the current referee or his assistants are injured)
Yet football has sufficed with four officials in Europe, where the refereeing has been of a much higher standard than in this shoddy World Cup refereeing wise.
I think the problem is Mr. Blatter, who insists on over-penalizing people, and believes showing cards is the only way forward. Hence, the Holland v Portugal fiasco, where there were 16 bookings and two sent off.
Germany-Italy the other evening was the most sportsmanlike game of the World Cup and was notable for its absence of cards. Perhaps that is the way forward.
Blatter has a history of this stupidity. He refuses to give Oceania an automatic place in the World Cup, despite Australia making the Last 16. He has forced the reigning champions to qualify for the next tournament. He gives places to North America, Central America, and Asia when there are clearly better teams in Europe or South America.
The solution to the bad refereeing is simple. Get rid of Mr. Blatter.
Date
Thu 07/06/06, 5:57 am EST
