Has the "Wind of change" at last arrived in the FIFA organisation ? It seems it is already dusting away the cobwebs of the Blatter era ! But, how far will it dare to go ?
The reforms envisaged to help Referees in football matches with up to date visual technology have already been introduced by other leading Sports, some as far back as the 1950s !
For example, Ice Hockey then had 2 referees and was studying the use of "film replays" ! Rugby League rules introduced the "Video Ref" in 1996 and Cricket has used "instant replays" since 2008 !
The way Rugby Union has been using the "Television Match Official" (TMO) since 2001, has even been helpful to spectators !
Football now, at last, has the chance to modernise. It has many options it can consider ! For example ;
- 2 referees on the pitch,
- instant "sin bin" time penalties for serious fouls,
- penalties for "body checking" to prevent opponents from playing the ball !
- disallow any change of players during the "added time" after the end of the "normal" time of 90 minutes !
These are certainly not the only changes which need to be discussed, to protect the future of the most popular game in the world !
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