Obviously if the main ref had seen the headbut, there would not have been consulation. The main ref did not issue the red card until after consultation with the assistant referees. The stupid staduim replayed the head but, and I heard the assistant ref saw and then told the main ref, and then the card was issued.
Obviously Zidane messed up, but since instant replay is not part of World Cup soccer, it is totally messed up if the ref used instant replay to eject Zidane (not that Zidane didnt deserve it)...
2006-07-10 04:38:47 · 8 answers · asked by methoddan20 1 in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
From the front page of the Washington post: "...Zidane, 34, who had announced he would retire from the sport after this World Cup, slammed his head into the chest of Materazzi as the two players walked down the field. Argentine referee Horacio Elizondo, AFTER CONSULTING consulting sideline officials WHO SAW A VIDEO REPLAY, showed the French captain a red card. Zidane walked off the field, past the gold winner's trophy, and headed into retirement.
So they are reporting that the refs watched the replay!! Thats not procedure! If they want instant replay they need to do it on all plays, cant just do it whenever you want...
2006-07-10 05:02:00 · update #1
yes they had to look at the replay.
2006-07-10 04:41:07 · answer #1 · answered by hannah_banana 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, in soccer nobody looks at replays. Whatever the Ref says goes. He can however, talk to the other two officals (the line men) and ask them. And they can advise him on the call to make. This is what happened yesterday. The ref asked the lineman what happened, and he told him to give Zidan the red.
2006-07-10 04:42:40 · answer #2 · answered by Mark E 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question and good point. All of that situation is bewildering. I know the Buffo guy (I think I'm saying his name wrong, the Italian goalkeeper) pointed out the situation to the main referee. I would not be surprised that one of the assistants saw it. All you had to do was be looking in Zidane's direction and I'm sure some referee always is. And that head butt was so unambiguous! What a sad mess. And will we ever know what those guys were saying to each other and what pushed Zidane to the brink?
2006-07-10 04:46:59 · answer #3 · answered by browneyedgirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, the sideline ref saw it happened and when the main ref consulted him, thats when the red card was issued.
you are not allowed to look at a replay to issue red and yellow cards. its true that the replay was showed inside the stadium but the sideline ref had already seen it.
2006-07-10 04:41:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Obviously the only way to tell for certain is to ask the fourth official who notified the main referee, and be certain that he is telling the truth. However, FIfa's official statement says that the official did not consult the video replay of the stadium.
2006-07-10 04:42:37 · answer #5 · answered by ASDFG 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they don't replay but damn what a really nice way to end a carrier way to go Zidane. France could of win if he didn't do that. Why didn't he kick the *** of Marco something AFTER the game.
Geez
2006-07-10 04:43:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who cares - there was absolutely no cause for his actions. Not a great end to a great career. He deserved what he got no matter how the refs saw it.
2006-07-10 04:43:13 · answer #7 · answered by Becky T 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i doubt that they used the big screens as their only reasoning. probably asked a couple of the players, and i dont think Zidane denied he did it.
WOOOOOO Italia!!!
2006-07-10 04:42:46 · answer #8 · answered by The Seitz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋