I was really sick of watching referees last match between Brazil and Ivory coast. The second goal of Brazil was clearly a result of handling the ball by Fabiano - surprisingly twice and not once. Also the red card that was given to Kaka is surely unjustified. He got a card for simply standing in the field. The referee, gave more free kicks and cards for play acting then for actual fowls. In fact for a few cases he didn't notice any actual fowl. What was most surprising is the match referee consulting the concerned player for the decision. For the handball of Fabiano, he was seemingly asking him "Did u just handle that ball"? To which surely Fabiano wouldn't reply saying "YES". What a joke. Also while giving Yellow card to Kaka, he was consulting the Ivory coast players for decision.
Already for bad refering Ireland is out of the tournament. Hope FIFA takes into note all these and does something to give us a fair match in future
There definitely needs to be greater accountability for referees. At the moment they only submit a report after the game, and then an internal panel discuss and review the report. Where as players and managers are exposed to the public, referees hide behind their FIFA masters.
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