Ah, it is nice to see that we will have some changes from last years Champions League finals as Barcelona finds a way to get by Chelsea in what proved to be a contentious game from the Chelsea v Referee stand point. Chelsea claim to have had at least 4 penalties denied. While I was not able to watch the game, I did follow the game cast as well as highlights, it would appear by all reports that Chelsea may have had a leg to stand on for at least 1 claim - Malouda being dropping clumsily in the box. The referee did award a direct kick, so admitted there was a foul, but felt it outside the box. Hmmmm, maybe this would not be a problem had footie gone to the 2 ref system the Bean Town Frog suggested in an earlier post! http://thebeantownfrog.blogspot.com/2009/03/future-of-footie.html
There needs to be a ref in front and behind the play to ensure that calls are properly made and the location is clear. Again, similar to hockey, you have two referees responsible for the "lines" in both sports, and two referees responsible for their ends of the field/rink. This is not rocket science FIFA and UEFA!!!!!
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