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In a World Cup that has been sometimes overshadowed by questionable officiating, perhaps the worst call had nothing to do with a phantom foul.
England was robbed of a second goal in Sunday's match against Germany, as the side official failed to recognize that the ball clearly crossed the goal line after being sent off the crossbar by Frank Lampard.
Was that disallowed goal the difference between victory and defeat for the Three Lions? Probably not, as they ultimately fell 4-1 to the Germans. However, there's no denying we could have seen a much different storyline unfold had the score been even at twos at halftime.
You can't really fault the side official, as he had to hold his position to make sure England wasn't offside.
FIFA has been assessing the possibility of implementing so-called goal line technology for quite some time. They've also looked into having an extra official positioned behind each goal.
I'm all for keeping the tradition of the game, and perhaps video replay or something of the like is crossing the line. But tell me how an extra official whose sole job is to decide whether the ball crosses the line or not takes away from the game? How has this not been green-lighted?
How ironic is it that England would get burned on such a missed call, when the higher-ups in its football association are perhaps the biggest opponents of goal-line technology in the Premiership.
What do you think? Is it as easy as putting another official behind the goal? Or will this remain a flawed aspect of the beautiful game?
England was robbed of a second goal in Sunday's match against Germany, as the side official failed to recognize that the ball clearly crossed the goal line after being sent off the crossbar by Frank Lampard.
Was that disallowed goal the difference between victory and defeat for the Three Lions? Probably not, as they ultimately fell 4-1 to the Germans. However, there's no denying we could have seen a much different storyline unfold had the score been even at twos at halftime.
You can't really fault the side official, as he had to hold his position to make sure England wasn't offside.
FIFA has been assessing the possibility of implementing so-called goal line technology for quite some time. They've also looked into having an extra official positioned behind each goal.
I'm all for keeping the tradition of the game, and perhaps video replay or something of the like is crossing the line. But tell me how an extra official whose sole job is to decide whether the ball crosses the line or not takes away from the game? How has this not been green-lighted?
How ironic is it that England would get burned on such a missed call, when the higher-ups in its football association are perhaps the biggest opponents of goal-line technology in the Premiership.
What do you think? Is it as easy as putting another official behind the goal? Or will this remain a flawed aspect of the beautiful game?
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