Sports Illustrated take on the Spain vs "prease help us, ref" Korea

They have something like 2 or 3 chances a game.  If they challenge a play, and the call made on the field stands, the team that challenged it loses a timeout.  They do this to keep the flow of the game going, and to limit the breaks in the game that replay cause.

I dunno,  every sports channel,  writer says spain was robbed.  

I do agree soccer needs instant replay.

In a low scoring game like soccer, 1 and in this case 2 goals can make a big difference.

Originally posted by Clowd
I dunno,  every sports channel,  writer says spain was robbed.  

I do agree soccer needs instant replay.

In a low scoring game like soccer, 1 and in this case 2 goals can make a big difference.

I\'m actually not sure that either would have definitely been a goal...

Originally posted by Clowd
I dunno,  every sports channel,  writer says spain was robbed.  

I do agree soccer needs instant replay.

In a low scoring game like soccer, 1 and in this case 2 goals can make a big difference.

Incredible! I agree with you Clowd!!

Thanx for the info shockwaves

Originally posted by shockwaves
They have something like 2 or 3 chances a game.  If they challenge a play, and the call made on the field stands, the team that challenged it loses a timeout.  They do this to keep the flow of the game going, and to limit the breaks in the game that replay cause.

And the refs still **** up the calls half the time even WITH Instant Replay in the NFL, it gets kind of pathetic after a while. *cough* Patriots Raiders *cough*. Yes, I think my point has been established.

Instant Replay in Soccer might not be bad, but being that the clock never stops, and say you had 2 or 3 challenges in a half, that would be in upwards of about 15 minutes of stopage time, which would be pretty insane.

See Yuz.

Originally posted by ROL Jamas


And the refs still **** up the calls half the time even WITH Instant Replay in the NFL, it gets kind of pathetic after a while. *cough* Patriots Raiders *cough*. Yes, I think my point has been established.

Instant Replay in Soccer might not be bad, but being that the clock never stops, and say you had 2 or 3 challenges in a half, that would be in upwards of about 15 minutes of stopage time, which would be pretty insane.

See Yuz.

The Pats Raiders call was the right one.  It was a bad rule, not a bad call.  Overall, instant replay has been very effective, and done much more good than harm.

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Originally posted by Adan
That\'s absolutelly great. I wonder when the hell FIFA will let us to implement a system like that. COOL!

Doubt it,  Sepp Blatter\'s an arsehole.

Yes, becuase everybody knows the call during the Browns Jags game in which the refs and players were pelted with half full beer bottles was the "right call". Riots indeed are effective.

See Yuz.

One example of them getting it wrong.  Almost all of the replay calls are right, unless it is too close to call anyway.

Refs are just human beings. They make mistakes. That\'s the reason they don\'t show replays of such incidents on the big screens on stadiums, as not to start a riot if the referee makes a mistake. At least that\'s what I\'ve heard.