Guess FIFA didn't do a quick review

I still don't see why it's such a big deal. I don't think he was bad enough to be kicked out of the world cup. He didn't have a good game but there was nothing that warranted this kind of outrage.

 

He's the top referee in African (as shocking as that is).

They were never going to dismiss him from the world cup, he just won't be the head referee again.

 

It said on ESPN's ticker that he received a poor rating after the review. So the review has happened. Maybe they'll suspend him on Monday.

Twitter says he's the 4th official for ITA-NZL.

 

You're probably want to go back and read EVERY SINGLE press report of the game. Try skysports, bbc for starters.

To me it is the definition of a bad refereeing performance when the decisions made are decisive to the outcome. Calling back a winning goal? About as bad as it gets.

 

I don't give a shit what the press says, they're the press. Clueless bunch of morons.

 

That's unfortunate, as respected, invested, professionals who share their opinions in print, on television and on audio media around the world on such matters really, really like you personally. Even Tommy Smith likes you, but he's a moron.

 

Globalusation, what exactly does count as a horribly refereed match to you? Does the ref need to actually clock somebody in the chin?

 

FIFA is sending a terrible message by standing by this guy. He should be banished from this tournament. It's odd...as Americans, we're so used to sports like American football or basketball or baseball where officials are held immediately responsible for their decisions and - in extreme or blatant cases - the leagues go out of their ways to distance themselves from the offending officials or otherwise declare their rulings erroneous. FIFA just won't acknowledge errors in their sport (if they did, the Findley YC would be overturned), and that's a damn shame for the integrity of the game.

 

They do VERY quick reviews. Assessors are actually directing video crews during the match as to what they want to review and an assessor will go over the match with a crew right after the match.

Also, he wasn't the assistant ref, he was the 4th official.

Still shouldn't even be there though.

 

I don't think FIFA is 'standing by' him. He most likely will not ref another game and any duties he does fulfill will be as a linesmen. It can be seen as a demotion honestly.

If FIFA did not admit fault with the French handball I wouldnt be surprised if they keep quiet on this one.

 

and then today he let in a new zealand goal that was offside. the guy is unbeliveably awful and will probably make me appreciate MLS refs now. moving him to a linesman role for the rest of the tournament isn't the answer. in the spirit of inclusiveness, should we find the best ref in antarctica now? i mean, they're not represented in the refereeing. there's no american? but they gotta have this guy there as a token ref. I now don't think he was paid off, i just think he sucks as a ref. if FIFA wants to have african referees at the world cup, then they need to train the everloving hell out of them so they meet the standard. otherwise, what's the point of playing this tournament. oh nevermind, blatter doesn't care about the integrity of the game.

 

If he's being paid to officiate a WC game - even as a linesman - then FIFA is standing by him.

 

He was the fourth official

 

FIFA definitely is NOT standing by this guy. They gave him a "poor" review and demoted him to 4th official. If you're still unconvinced, we'll know for sure on Monday when FIFA makes an official statement.

 

If you made a mistake at work and you were demoted to a lower earning position, would you say that your employer was "standing by you"?

 

if i burned the place down, if i misrepresent my company and lose an account, if my numbers aren't even up to snuff, i get canned. how is it that this doesn't translate? what the guy did was cataclysmic. he directly effected the outcome of a game that he's sworn to officiate to make sure the fair outcome happens. thats a failure, end of.

 

Sepp Blatter gave his right and left nutsacks to ensure a World Cup was played in Africa. Following Koman Coulibaly's first ever World Cup match as a referee, do you really think Blatter's FIFA will publicly toy with the favorite ref of the head of the African Confederation of Football (CAF)?

 

If we are going to parallel this to the business world most companies do not do immediate firings anymore. They investigate, gather information, discuss and then talk with the employee in question. 90% of that process is private until a decision is reached and not carried in the press.

That being said FIFA will most likely let it all blow over imo.

 

sadly this is spot on. blatter's agenda is more important that accountability and integrity. at least it's not surprising

 

idk, I was kind of hoping FIFA would keep him on. Maybe we could draw him in a knockout game? Looked pretty obvious the guy was incompetent not corrupt. He blew the free kick dead well before we scored, or it even became obvious we'd have a good chance. Horrible refs can be a bonus when they're bungling calls in your favor. Would have to figure this guy would give the USA the benefit of the doubt to avoid any further s#@t storms if we had him again. Seriously, how much worse could he screw us over a 2nd time? Now we're sure to get a crew with a clean slate of awful calls against us at their disposal.

 

I had posted this yesterday in the history of corruption thread, but I'll post it here, too:

http://g.sports.yahoo.com/soccer/wo...ets-poor-rating--fbintl_ro-referee061910.html

So FIFA has not made a public statement yet.

As numerous people have pointed out, he was a 4th official today.