http://www.dutchreferee.com/charles-corver-referee-century/ and we all can agree now that Schumacher needed to sent off: Schumacher-Battiston collision? “It was the best semi-final ever played during any final tournament on any continent. I never saw the incident, as everyone’s eyes in the stadium followed the ball. The moment I saw Battiston prone on the pitch, I went over to my assistant Robert Valentine from Scotland, who told me it was not intentional. Even Dutch television commentator Evert ten Napel admitted that he too followed the ball’s course, which went just wide. Throughout the rest of the match the players never gave me grief for the decision either. Yes, in retrospect, I should have sent Schumacher off, of course, for using excessive force.”
Excuse me but how on earth can a referee actually say "I never saw the incident"? That is just absurd - he is the referee for crying out loud - if he isn't watching the bloody players then what the hell is he doing out there? What he should be saying is "I was the referee and I didn't do my job" and just leave it at that.
Great, we'll win "referee of the century" before we win the world cup. Nice legacy we got going on here