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To: FJB who wrote (3801)	6/18/2010 5:07:25 PM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) of 5130

But Sepp Blatter, the president of FIFA, has ignored calls for video replay and has decided against putting additional referees on the end line. He has said that he likes the debate that follows matches, believing that uncertainty and subjectivity boost the sport. It doesn't matter what sport, there are always those that like to hide behind the phrase "I like the human element" when referring to the referees/umpires. The human element is the players. The human element is not the rules of the sport. Rules are not subjective by definition, or they wouldn't be rules. Yes, of course it's often hard to see if one action or other falls under one rule or another. The better we can accomplish this, the fairer for everyone. That's why replay is essential. The only question we should be asking is how best to implement replay. Algeria-England had seven total shots "on goal". I put "on goal" in quotes because maybe one or two were actually in the vicinity of the goal. That's over a span of 90 minutes of "continuous" action. Snooze. Maybe FIFA likes controversy so that you don't fall asleep while driving home. - Jeff

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