🚨 Lionel Scaloni: "There is a campaign, some people have been saying we’re favored for a very long time in the World Cup, but there is no favoritism. The referees are doing an excellent job”
Meanwhile Argentina in the World Cup
🚨 If VAR can call the Ref over to check for Yellow Card Offences Why wasn't the Ref Called When Messi Stomped the foot of Algerian Player from the back with being nowhere near the ball
Why is it that whenever and however it favours Argentina, the VAR and Football Rules are bent
The problem with the new ‘mistaken identity’ rule is that it sets a dangerous precedent.
Breel Embolo dived, so if called on the field it’s a second yellow, but that wasn’t the decision.
Yet an amendment to IFAB wording before the tournament states: “When the referee shows a yellow or red card but has clearly penalised the wrong player of either team for the offence in question; the offence itself cannot be reviewed except in the context of mistaken identity.”
We saw the same with Tim Ream (originally booked for a foul) and Miguel Almiron (eventually booked for diving) in USA vs. Paraguay.
In both instances, the right decision was reached when revisiting the incidents.
Yet it’s massively open for debate as to whether this is actually ‘mistaken identity’, and that’s the issue.
It’s just a mistake by the referees. Both got sold by a dive. They didn’t mix up players. They just made a bad call on a regular foul and wrongly handed out a yellow card.
So really it’s just a rule allowing VAR to intervene on more minor on-field calls, and that’s the part a lot of people will feel uneasy about.
embolo udah tau lagi di incer, segala kelakuan diving. kena kan lo kartu kuning kedua (red card). wasit var lgsg call wasit utama buat cek kejadian embolo dan paredes, apakah itu urgensinya sangat bisa di lakukan dlm peraturan var yg udah ada? atau ini sebuah kejanggalan, gimana?
🚨🗣 𝗡𝗘𝗪: Jurgen Klopp on Donald Trump calling Gianni Infantino directly:
"If that really was the case, then that's crazy. Let's just say this is our game, not theirs."
"These two people, who both have no idea about football, should have nothing to do with that."
"That was a red card. There are no two ways about it. We're sorry for Balogun because he didn't mean to do it. But that's what the rules say."