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To: gao seng who wrote (266263)	6/23/2002 8:41:34 PM
From: gao seng	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Despite admitting mistakes, FIFA rules out video replays Sun Jun 23, 2:29 AM ET By STEPHEN WADE, AP Sports Writer YOKOHAMA, Japan - Despite admitting there have been refereeing "mistakes" in the World Cup, FIFA on Sunday ruled out the use of video replays to help settle disputes. Spain on Saturday joined a growing list of countries that believe they were eliminated from the World Cup by bad calls. Italy has been in the forefront suggesting there might have been a conspiracy to oust them. Eliminated 2-1 on Tuesday by South Korea ( news - web sites), Italy had five goals disallowed during the tournament, including one against the Koreans, mainly for questionable offside calls. Video replays showed some of the goals were valid. Spain had three goals disallowed in its quarterfinal loss Saturday to South Korea, a game that ended 0-0 with South Korea winning 5-3 on penalties. Two were on disputed offside calls by the Egyptian referee. Another came when a linesman ruled the ball had gone out of play and disallowed a goal an instant later. Television replays showed the ball remained in play. "It's an old chestnut," FIFA spokesman Keith Cooper said Sunday. "They (video replays) have been discussed on many, many occasions. ... Suffice to say that at the moment it is not on the agenda." Cooper left the door open for technology to eventually creep into the game, but only on a limited basis. "No doubt as technology moves on, the pressure for adopting some kind of video technology will increase," he said. "If any kind of technology were to be introduced it would be solely for adjudging whether the ball has crossed the line between the goalpost and under the crossbar ... whether a goal is a goal." He said using technology in other areas of the game "was not an issue at the moment." He did acknowledge there had been errors. Cooper, quoting Turkey's Senes Erzik, chairman of FIFA's referees committee, said "there have been one or two major mistakes that are causes for concern" — but maintained the officials were "well prepared." Cooper said the referees' committee was "open to every suggestion, especially those coming from the FIFA president that may lead to an improvement in referees." In an unusual move, FIFA president Sepp Blatter has twice openly criticized the officiating in this World Cup. He has hinted that referees should only be selected from major soccer-playing countries. Two Spanish players said before their loss they "knew what to expect" playing before a heavily partisan crowd in the South Korea capital, Seoul. Portugal, Mexico and the United States have also been victims of questionable calls. And the Italian state broadcaster RAI is threatening to sue FIFA for the loss of revenue because of Italy's earlier-than-expected exit. Critics have suggested the questionable officiating has hurt the integrity of the tournament, with some — like the Italians — suggesting a conspiracy to eliminate them. "Conspiracy theories crop up in all walks of life and they are 99 percent of the time totally unfounded as on this occasion," Cooper said. "This is one of the 99 percent." story.news.yahoo.com

To: gao seng who wrote (266263)	6/24/2002 12:06:00 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I believe that FIFA is slowly coming to terms with the fact that video taping with instant replay with so many camera angles is now revealing errors that undermine the credibility of officiating. I believe that errors have not increased and I don't believe anyone if fixing anything. But the ability to examine in detail every call confirms errors when the occur. The placement of cameras I'd guess has been honed by football coverage and it's use of replay. But that's American and futbol is not covered widely in America. So with the ability of cameras to see every detail errors of officiating become far more evident. I'd guess FIFA will over time allow some kind of video reply. Or they may be pig headed and not. But it's only a game. The beautiful game. tom watson tosiwmee