Ouch. I always liked him. I was a kid though really and didn't know any of the personal stuff.
World Cup meh?
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World Cup assistant referees have been told to keep their flag down for tight offside calls to enable VAR to make the correct decision, says Fifa referees committee chairman Pierluigi Collina.
Russia 2018 will be the first World Cup to use the video assistant referee system.
"If you see some assistant referee not raising the flag it's not because he's making mistakes," said Collina.
"It's because he's respected the instruction to keep the flag down."
Italian former referee Collina was speaking at the World Cup referees media briefing on Tuesday.
"They were told to keep the flag down when there is a tight offside incident and there could be a very promising attack or a goal-scoring opportunity because if the assistant referee raises the flag then everything is finished," he said.
"If the assistant referee keeps the flag down and the play goes on and maybe a goal comes at the end, there is a chance to review the goal using the technology."
Russia 2018 will be the first World Cup to use the video assistant referee system.
"If you see some assistant referee not raising the flag it's not because he's making mistakes," said Collina.
"It's because he's respected the instruction to keep the flag down."
Italian former referee Collina was speaking at the World Cup referees media briefing on Tuesday.
"They were told to keep the flag down when there is a tight offside incident and there could be a very promising attack or a goal-scoring opportunity because if the assistant referee raises the flag then everything is finished," he said.
"If the assistant referee keeps the flag down and the play goes on and maybe a goal comes at the end, there is a chance to review the goal using the technology."
Tbf, makes sense. Should get the correct decision for sure then.
Press hated him personally or professionally? Professionally they hate most England managers in the end.
He was very sensitive to bad press. If any of the hacks criticised him he’d blank them for months on end.
The whole Saint Bobby thing is a crock of shit. He was a horrible man.
Agreed and the fans are amazing in the group stage.
It all gets a bit serious in the knockout stages with so much on the line there are a lot of Shit games for the neutral
I'm 49 and I hate the St George flag. Hope this helps. Also hope Ing Ur Lund lose every match.
Indeed, the fool of a tuk
misery arse
You've a lot of hate in you, brother.
Love the world cup. Glad Kane is captain so they can cry at him all next season when he does shit and they bug him into early retirement and the scum blame England losing on Sterling being a rich black footballer. Brexit means Brexit
Anyway Brazil are winning and I'm using my winnings to go to Brazil. Even said I was getting Brazil in the sweepstake and pulled em out
Yeah, I got them, too. Heady times.
Brazil won't win.
Spain of Argentina
Spain of Argentina
Central African Republic or Vanuatu for me.
Croatia in the semis imo
Anyone laughing at Spain btw?
Appaz they've sacked Lopetegui because he's going to Madrid. Lolz
Appaz they've sacked Lopetegui because he's going to Madrid. Lolz
Lots of emotion and hatred and we haven't even started the tournament yet. Festival of Football indeed.
I often think people's major concern is that other's don't do well rather than a love of the game. Mind you, difficult not to descend into cynicism and bile if you're own country weren't good enough to get there I suppose.
Have a wonderful world cup.
I often think people's major concern is that other's don't do well rather than a love of the game. Mind you, difficult not to descend into cynicism and bile if you're own country weren't good enough to get there I suppose.
Have a wonderful world cup.
Football seems to invoke more bile and hatred than any other sport I know of.
Looking forward to the WC. Hope it's a good'un.
Hatred? Bile? Really? It should be pointed out Jexy, that a very large percentage of those saying they couldn't give a hairy fuck are English.
I won't join you in discriminating. It's tedious.
At least let the thing start.
It's supposed to be about Football.
At least let the thing start.
It's supposed to be about Football.
What does this even mean?
Doc: Why did you single out one particular country?
It's a Football tournament.
It's a Football tournament.
Spain have been lacklustre in the last two international tournaments. Not sure this is going to help this time around.
Think we can definitely rule out spain.
I'm going Belgium as an outside bet.
Because you stated, quite clearly, that the negative attitude to the WC was because "you're [sic] own country weren't good enough to get there". So, using simple powers of deduction you were suggesting that the likes of the Welsh and Irish, Northern Irish were the one's bringing 'hatred' and 'bile'. I was pointing out that some of the most bilious posts in the thread actually are coming from English posters. Who, of course, have qualified. It seemed pertinent.
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