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The reason FIFA does not want video reffing is not keeping the spirit of the footbal or what so ever. FIFA (and UEFA for that matter) for that matter is a high
by hcho 16y ago
The reason FIFA does not want video reffing is not keeping the spirit of the footbal or what so ever.
FIFA (and UEFA for that matter) for that matter is a highly political organization which handles a lot of money with a somewhat obscure agenda. Fairness is a little bit less important when compared to leaving out big money nations(or clubs) from a tournement.
Error-prone refereeing is a vital tool for keeping as many big money nations in the tournements. Had there been video refereeing it would be harder to provide the extra push to the teams that need it.
Sounds too much like a conspiracy theory? Then tell me why it's almost always the smaller teams at the wrong end of the stick.
- zppx 16y agoSouth Korea in 2002 is a good counterexample to this rule, if you look at club tournaments you'll see that larger teams also are constantly affected by errors.
- philwelch 16y agoUSA is a smaller team than Slovenia? Brazil is a smaller team than Ivory Coast? Your conspiracy theory, actually, is much better suited to the NBA, which has always seemed fixed in favor of large-market teams.