The Anonymous Widower

A Legal View On England’s Second Goal

England did score a second goal last night, but the officials didn’t give it. It was just one mistake of many they made and they weren’t all against England.

Yesterday, I was having lunch when the goal was scored, with a judge.  I asked her about the rules of evidence. For instance, if you setup a camera to see who was nicking your garden gnomes, would that be evidence in court.  The answer is yes, so in a court of law, that was a goal, as clearly the ball crossed the line on the video replays.

How long can FIFA carry on their rediculous stance, that there should be no video evidence on important decisions?  After all, cricket, tennis and rugby have used the technology for years and it can be argued that it has improved those games by adding not just fairness, but drama as well.

I do wonder though, that this goal could be a turning point.  It must worry the major leagues in England, Spain, Germany and Italy, where so much could turn on a wrong decision, that it could be in their interests to introduce the technology for league matches.  After all, supposing Frank Lampard had scored that goal for Chelsea and not giving it, had cost them a Champions League place.  Would a British court rule in Chelsea’s favour? Not sure, but remember that in the end Sheffield United won compensation from West Ham over the Tevez Affair.

What would FIFA do if the major leagues went it alone? Probably throw those counties out. That could be a good thing for football, as we’d then hopefully get a new breakaway independent organisation to replace FIFA without the old farts and their dubious and rather odd decisions.

But remember this goal wouldn’t have made any difference, as England were so bad!

I also saw that the standard of the officials in the other game was bad, as one Argentine goal was offside.

So another thing FIFA must do is to allow professional referees only at the World Cup. Perhaps too, they should have officiated in say 50 matches in a major league.  I suspect if that were to be the case, then the best officials would be recruited to the major leagues, no matter where they came from. That would be another good idea, as the standard of refereeing is not what it was in the English leagues and there is a need for  some competent new blood.

June 28, 2010 - Posted by AnonW | Sport | Football