A significant voice that has been prominent only due of its deafening silence in the aftermath of the Henry handball debacle, has been that of Michel Platini, UEFA boss and leading protagonist against the introduction of technology to help referees.
Sports as diverse as cricket, rugby and tennis have benefited from video replays.
Yet, football's stubborn honchos continue to delay the inevitable.
Even a volleyball referee would've picked up Thierry Henry's double-handball as an infringement.
The fact that the football referee and his lineman didn't spot it is not their fault.
Two pair of eyes can't cover everything happening in the penalty area.
All-seeing camera lenses watching from various angles, on the other hand, are unlikely to miss anything.
Time to move into the new millennium, Messrs Platini and Blatter!
Monday, November 23, 2009
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Leave Andre alone
It could be argued that Andre Agassi brought the publicity upon himself with his revelations about having experimented with drugs and then having lied about it. It certainly won't harm his book sales, the cynics would add.
What has annoyed me, though, is the sanctimonious clap-trap emanating from various sources, including current stars Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
What Agassi consumed were not performance enhancing drugs.
Sport should restrict itself to testing and penalising its participants for chemical substances that provide them an unfair advantage against their peers.
Leave the rest to the law.
What has annoyed me, though, is the sanctimonious clap-trap emanating from various sources, including current stars Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.
What Agassi consumed were not performance enhancing drugs.
Sport should restrict itself to testing and penalising its participants for chemical substances that provide them an unfair advantage against their peers.
Leave the rest to the law.
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