2023-10-11 19:50:33
In the wake of the obvious error on the goal denied to Luis Diaz during the last Tottenham-Liverpool, the English Federation is considering broadcasting live on television exchanges prior to VAR decisions.
Live broadcast on television of exchanges prior to VAR decisions, video assistance to refereeing, is being studied, according to the general director of the English Federation, Mark Bullingham.
The English Premier League was marked by the recent VAR decision which mistakenly disallowed a goal from Liverpool player Luis Diaz for non-existent offside. The Reds lost 2-1 on September 30 at Tottenham in London.
After the match, the Association of Professional English Football Referees (PGMOL) recognized “a clear and obvious factual error which should have resulted in the goal being awarded through the intervention of the VAR, but this had not intervened».
The error came from poor communication between the VAR operator and the referee, and voices were raised so that, like rugby, the exchanges between the video assistance and the field were broadcast live, which is currently prohibited.
“Transparency is a good thing”
But Mark Bullingham, who is also a board member of the IFAB, the guardian of the laws of the game which has the power to change the rules, said the organization had raised the subject.
«Usually there is a divide during meetings on this subject“, he said. “And quite often between people in charge of marketing, sales, and referees.»
«Our point of view, regarding marketing and commerce, is that transparency is normally a very good thing and we want fans to be informed as much as possible.“, he continued.
Mark Bullingham also said that the attempt by FIFA to have referees announce and explain their decision was “a step in the right direction».
«The question of live broadcasting of decisions will continue to arise because the greater transparency will show how difficult the referees’ job is, and this has worked in other sports“, he developed.
«But there is an understandable nervousness among others who think the referee’s job is difficult enough. In a tournament there are referees who speak several languages, so it is not as simple as some suggest“, he continued.
«So I think we’re taking a step in the right direction by announcing our decision and explaining why it was made. Let’s see if this will allow us to progress“, he concluded.
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