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VIDEO’S ROLE IN KEEPING GAME CLEAN

PICTURE: On the monitor

FIFA say video referees will be used at the 2018 World Cup. England may deploy them as soon as August. Both announcements are long overdue.
Opponents argue that controversy is football’s lifeblood, that a clinical approach to decisionmaking dilutes the drama.
They have a point.
But set against other factors – the ever-increasing speed of the game, the disgraceful intimidation of referees, the vast financial sums at stake – those protestations appear petty.
Far more important, however, is their inherent ability to safeguard against corruption.
So ...

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