How long will FIFA go without admitting that they have allowed the officials to ruin this WC spectacle?

Answer 1

Eternally.

Answer 2

Hey guys...... I know all of you are mad because your team isn't winning. These refs have done an above par job this year. I am a ref myself and I've watched almost every game. I haven't really seen any mistakes on the refs part. Every single card I've seen this WC has been well deserved. The cards being given out are not up to the ref; it says in the rulebook black and white: these are the yellow card offences. There has been no "is this severe enough for a card or not", they have been textbook rule infractions.

Before everybody goes and complains about the refs, go learn the rule. the rulebook does not say: "every call must favor your team," its says a whole lot of other things.

These refs are the best in the world, if they can't ref these games then who do you propose can? You don't realize how hard it is to ref a soccer game. I do it at the recreational level (teenagers) and its a tough job. There's only 10 parents whining about all your calls at my level, at the FIFA WC level there's a whole crowd of 70,000 people plus commentators plus SportCenter replays of all the "questionable" calls. Soccer is the only sport where the refs actually influence the outcome of the game. Thats what makes it interesting; imagine English fans with nothing to argue about, no controversey after a game makes it boring. As long as the controversey is small enough to keep the game a game (like it has been) and not a ref v. players match its ok.

But FIFA will never be out and open like you want them to be concerning the "ruining of the WC." They will change the rules some like they do every year. And like said above me; FIFA is restoring the rules to soocer. there are so many cheaters, divers, etc.," that soccer isn't soccer anymore.

But before you go complain about the fouls and officiating read the rulebook and imagine yourself in the officials' shoes.

Answer 3

I think we'll see some changes in the way the 2010 games are run, both on field (with the refs) and off (with FIFA's rules in general). That's probably about as close to an admission that things were screwed up this time as we're going to get.

Answer 4

You won't believe this, but Blatter did actually say that the referee officiating the Portugal vs Netherlands did make mistakes officiating the match. He had too, it was a rough, but entertaining match.

Answer 5

I think Fifa should give the referees less power and use new technologies for proper and honest justice.

Answer 6

Hopefully before the refereeing influences the final outcome of WC2006

Answer 7

forever--
coz they didn't do anything wrong.
the refs and other officials didn't 'ruin' the World Cup , I think they're more like 'restoring' football rules into the game.
coz these days there are so many cheaters, divers, etc
Like someone broke their legs coz of foul play and they have to stop their career, in other words, stop what they love to do -coz they can't do it anyore

Answer 8

After yesterday's Valentin Ivanov lousy rendering, my gosh! Even I could referee a match better than that a$$hole!

Answer 9

Indefinitely. FIFA is doing bad job.

Answer 10

I don't know but some of the refs. aren't so good. They call Stupid stuff!