Fifa defends blunder ref

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Ghfuo, heaven is not for fools! 9 years ago

Touching is not the same as holding. Lokeren touched fred, but he didn't hold or grants him. Fred slipped in the box and the ref blew a penalty. We need video replays in major soccer tournammts. Goal line tech is good but fif ...
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Touching is not the same as holding. Lokeren touched fred, but he didn't hold or grants him. Fred slipped in the box and the ref blew a penalty. We need video replays in major soccer tournammts. Goal line tech is good but fifa must go a step further to be big partisan. Becos fifa gives these teams money to prepare. They feel they can manipulate and influence the outcome of these competitions. It's not right! Fifa wants brasil to win this tournammts,.period! Now look at how Mexico based also been robbed..Ebei!
PARTNER 9 years ago

1. "he didn't hold or GRANTS him".

"fifa must go a step further TO BE BIG PARTISAN".

"look at how Mexico BASED also been robbed"

WHAT DO YOU MEAN IN EACH CASE, PARTNER?

2. Yes, Croatia was badly cheated for Brazi ...
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1. "he didn't hold or GRANTS him".

"fifa must go a step further TO BE BIG PARTISAN".

"look at how Mexico BASED also been robbed"

WHAT DO YOU MEAN IN EACH CASE, PARTNER?

2. Yes, Croatia was badly cheated for Brazil to win. Nishimura is a disgrace.

Mexico's 1st disallowed goal against Cameroon was right because Santos was slightly offside, but the 2nd disallowed one was wrong. It was a clean header.
Ghfuo, heaven is not for fools! 9 years ago

Blame auto correct on my tablet.
He didn't hold or grab him.
Fifa must go a step further to be bi partisan.
Look at how Mexico have also been robbed?
Both Mexican goals were clean. Dos.Santos may have been offside with h ...
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Blame auto correct on my tablet.
He didn't hold or grab him.
Fifa must go a step further to be bi partisan.
Look at how Mexico have also been robbed?
Both Mexican goals were clean. Dos.Santos may have been offside with his arm or hair. Does that count? Ebei! We aren't robots u know
PARTNER 9 years ago

Ghfuo, thanks for explaining, as I could not get the slightest idea what you meant. Now I got it.

Yes, I guess one could make a case for the Mexicans on the 1st disallowed goal too.

But if we conceded that "Santos may h ...
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Ghfuo, thanks for explaining, as I could not get the slightest idea what you meant. Now I got it.

Yes, I guess one could make a case for the Mexicans on the 1st disallowed goal too.

But if we conceded that "Santos may have been offside with his arm or hair", then we can allow for the benefit of the doubt to referee Nishimura.

These Jap refs are driving me crazy.
Remember the female one from the U-17 World Cup in Costa Rica - Ghana vs. Italy?

I wonder how these Jap refs are trained. They are like referee Joseph Lamptey, abi?
Ghfuo, heaven is not for fools! 9 years ago

Tv replay is urgently needed! Fifa, wat a disgrace! First 2 games and we already hve controversy? Tweaa!

Tv replay is urgently needed! Fifa, wat a disgrace! First 2 games and we already hve controversy? Tweaa!
anokwale 9 years ago

The refereeing has been shaky.

The refereeing has been shaky.
tuy 9 years ago

Any idiot homo sapiens who has eyes could see that the Croatian defender held Fred on the soldiers. The Croatian tried to restrain the Brazilian. The referee made a decision in a split second. The onus was on the Croatian def ...
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Any idiot homo sapiens who has eyes could see that the Croatian defender held Fred on the soldiers. The Croatian tried to restrain the Brazilian. The referee made a decision in a split second. The onus was on the Croatian defender to do the right thing.
Ghfuo, heaven is not for fools! 9 years ago

He touched fred. He didn't bring fred down or hold him. Watch the replay. Fred slipped..watch his feet. Humans are error prone and make dumb decisions isions. This was one of them. We need video replays during major tournammt ...
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He touched fred. He didn't bring fred down or hold him. Watch the replay. Fred slipped..watch his feet. Humans are error prone and make dumb decisions isions. This was one of them. We need video replays during major tournammts to stop this unfairness.
PARTNER 9 years ago

It just a touch, at worst a slight rub.
Fred lost his balance and fell.
The ref worked for Brazil.
Cheating unsung teams for the glory of the famous. Disgraceful!

It just a touch, at worst a slight rub.
Fred lost his balance and fell.
The ref worked for Brazil.
Cheating unsung teams for the glory of the famous. Disgraceful!
Opana 9 years ago

You are the only one who saw an infraction here.Making a split second decision doesn't mean a thing if it is wrong.The ref could have saved his reputation by consulting with his linesmen.

You are the only one who saw an infraction here.Making a split second decision doesn't mean a thing if it is wrong.The ref could have saved his reputation by consulting with his linesmen.
kofi boye 9 years ago

Would someone ask Busacca if he can differentiate between holding, coming into contact or touching....

Football is a game of holding touching and more often contact....

Would someone ask Busacca if he can differentiate between holding, coming into contact or touching....

Football is a game of holding touching and more often contact....
Joojo, Sask, Canada 9 years ago

Bad officiating is what takes away the joy of this beautiful game. The officials, invariably, always tend to make calls against the teams that they see, in their warped judgement, to be underdogs. Cases in point: 2010 world ...
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Bad officiating is what takes away the joy of this beautiful game. The officials, invariably, always tend to make calls against the teams that they see, in their warped judgement, to be underdogs. Cases in point: 2010 world cup q-finals: the non-call on the Suarez goaltending that deprived Ghana a trip to the semifinals: There was no need for a penalty call; the ball was clearly in the net, but all the officials feigned to be "blind". Fast forward to Brazil 2014: The Brazil-Croatia match: The striker slipped & slid into the sliding defender. There should have been no penalty on that play! There was a tackle on a Croatian striker in the Brazil 18 which needed to be called but the ref ignored it. Today's Cameroon vs Mexico match: A Mexican defender handled the ball inside his own 18, but there was no call. If it had happened in the Cameroon 18, there w'd have been a call.
The Black Stars have to be careful in their matches, because the refs will call everything against them; and turn their heads away for calls that w'd favour the Black Stars. "GO BLACK STARS GO!!..."
Ghfuo, heaven is not for fools! 9 years ago

Massa, even if Cameroon played 11 to 5 they still wouldn't win. They r not united n have no identity upfront. Their precision in the final 3rd is an F!

Massa, even if Cameroon played 11 to 5 they still wouldn't win. They r not united n have no identity upfront. Their precision in the final 3rd is an F!
PARTNER 9 years ago

Ghfuo, the point isn't that Cameroon did not play well. Nobody is saying they would have won or lost even if they played 11 to 5 men.

The point is that they earned a penalty because a Mexican defender handled the ball in t ...
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Ghfuo, the point isn't that Cameroon did not play well. Nobody is saying they would have won or lost even if they played 11 to 5 men.

The point is that they earned a penalty because a Mexican defender handled the ball in the box, and it was not called.
PARTNER 9 years ago

"A Mexican defender handled the ball inside his own 18, but there was no call. If it had happened in the Cameroon 18, there w'd have been a call".

Yes, Joojo, I saw that in real time too.
In fact, it was even more glarin ...
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"A Mexican defender handled the ball inside his own 18, but there was no call. If it had happened in the Cameroon 18, there w'd have been a call".

Yes, Joojo, I saw that in real time too.
In fact, it was even more glaring in replays.

But what surprised me was that the Cameroonians did not even raise their hands in protest.

They were all so close to the infraction, so why did they remain quiet?
Kenneth Osei-Afriyie 9 years ago

So far the football has been fast furious and beautiful. Contrary, officiating has been very poor in the 3 matches played so far. There appears to be global power politics coming into play in this tournament. Black Stars must ...
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So far the football has been fast furious and beautiful. Contrary, officiating has been very poor in the 3 matches played so far. There appears to be global power politics coming into play in this tournament. Black Stars must take a cue. They must play to the whistle and avoid dissent. They must let their football do the talking and focus on their objective of matching opponents boot for boot.
NIPA 9 years ago

But Fred overly dramatized the incident to the extent that he was able to coerce the referee in whistling for the foul.

But Fred overly dramatized the incident to the extent that he was able to coerce the referee in whistling for the foul.
kwasi kyeremeh 9 years ago

The ref. need to be sack.

The ref. need to be sack.
Siisi 9 years ago

FIFA IS ALWAYS IN CONSPIRACY WITH ITS ROXY REFEREES IN PURSUIT OF AN UNDISCLOSED BUT OBVIOUS AGENDA IN THE NAME OF MARKETING AND PROFITS AT THE EXPENSE OF 'SMALLER' COUNTRIES.

FIFA IS ALWAYS IN CONSPIRACY WITH ITS ROXY REFEREES IN PURSUIT OF AN UNDISCLOSED BUT OBVIOUS AGENDA IN THE NAME OF MARKETING AND PROFITS AT THE EXPENSE OF 'SMALLER' COUNTRIES.

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