>> ASIAONE / NEWS / LATEST NEWS / STORY
Goalmouth refs will help stop cheats
Thu, Oct 11, 2007
Reuters

TOKYO, Oct 11 (Reuters) - FIFA's decision to experiment with goalmouth referees at the Club World Cup in December will help stop cheating, according to the President of the Japan Football Association.

"At the speed modern soccer is played today, it's quite impossible with just one referee and two assistants," Saburo
Kawabuchi was quoted as saying in Thursday's Japanese newspapers.

"To spot all the fouls and diving in the box you need more than just one referee and two assistants. It's better to
increase the numbers of officials."

Soccer's governing body FIFA said this week that two additional goalmouth referees would be used during the Club
World Cup in Japan.

The precise role of the extra officials, including their general positioning, is set to be determined in the run-up to
the competition.

The tournament will also be used to continue tests with goal-line technology developed by ball manufacturer Adidas,
using a microchip in the ball.

 
 
STORY INDEX
 
  Goalmouth refs will help stop cheats
   
 
  US stocks end mixed
   
 
  RBS consortium calls victory in ABN Amro takeover
   
 
  Institute of Policy Studies to merge with Lee Kuan Yew School
   
 
  Google share price crosses US$600
   
 
  10-yr-old is Bank of Beijing's 13th largest shareholder
   
 
  Over 1,600 apply for 489 HDB flats up for sale
   
 
  German Gerhard Ertl wins Nobel chemistry prize
   
 
  Ex-leader urges S.Korea to scrap death penalty
   
 
  Death row inmates escape Indonesian prison
   
>> RELATED STORY
Goalmouth refs will help stop cheats
Billionaire Usmanov increases stake in Arsenal
American women experience Panda-mania
Beckham's MLS debut possible
Foreign legion increases influence on Premier League

Elsewhere in AsiaOne...

Travel: Abramovich to use Airbus A380 as private jet: report

Just Women: Babes Kayu!

Multimedia: Shahirah

 

We welcome contributions, comments and tips.
a1admin@sph.com.sg
Search: