http://soccerpitch.co.za/2008/02/08/africa-has-arrived/ We love football Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:10:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://soccerpitch.co.za/2008/02/08/africa-has-arrived/comment-page-1/#comment-4149 Longboarding kicks ass Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:22:25 +0000 http://soccerpitch.co.za/2008/02/08/africa-has-arrived/#comment-4149 Hey, I agree. Unfortunately giving a red or even yellow for theatrics will be very hard to enforce. There are some flagrant cases obvious to the viewer at home but it is hard for the referee to tell if a tumble is genuine or not without the benefit of instant replay. Imagine the double injury of taking a genuine tumble and then being awarded a red card for your pain. I think this is why most referees are loathe to apply even the currently prescribed yellow card, except they directly witness a violation, something which isn't always possible with all the activity on the field. Hey, I agree. Unfortunately giving a red or even yellow for theatrics will be very hard to enforce. There are some flagrant cases obvious to the viewer at home but it is hard for the referee to tell if a tumble is genuine or not without the benefit of instant replay. Imagine the double injury of taking a genuine tumble and then being awarded a red card for your pain. I think this is why most referees are loathe to apply even the currently prescribed yellow card, except they directly witness a violation, something which isn’t always possible with all the activity on the field.

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