OzDigger
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CannonFodder1971 said:Oz, In rugby it's a physical game and you need to respect the ref and his decisions. The culture of soccer, however, is very different: there's always a swarm of players yapping around a ref with every decision he makes. If video evidence was introduced for certain matters in soccer the pressure would inevitably extend it to other categories of offence. Eventually the game just wouldn't be played, as every blast of the referee's whilst would produce a stampede of players surrounding the ref to demand that he use video evidence to ascertain as to whether a tackle should have warranted a card. It may look ridiculously unprofessional to refrain from using the technology now available but a prerequisite would be a massive shift in players' attitudes and that's just not going to happen.
In Rugby League video evidence is not used for minor matters and in anycase the game can continue whilst the descision is being made. There is NO reason why that cannot occur in soccer as soccer players can be sent off for argueing with the ref the same as in the rugby codes.
Pending the result in league they restart a game or settle a contentious issue with a scrum or similar and in soccer a 'drop ball' is usually used. Therefore I can see little support for your arguement that some cultural differences in the games could negate the use of video evidence, and it wouldn't surprise me to see it used at the next world cup.