Comments on: Instant Replay and Soccer Culture http://contexts.org/thickculture/2009/11/23/instant-replay-and-soccer-culture/ A multi-disciplinary blog about what makes cultures "thick": politics, multiculturalism, and civic engagement in the age of Web 2.0. Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:32:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jose http://contexts.org/thickculture/2009/11/23/instant-replay-and-soccer-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-6223 jose Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:08:06 +0000 http://contexts.org/thickculture/?p=1941#comment-6223 My deepest sympathies :-) Based on current form, I don't see France doing much in 2010. but you never know! My deepest sympathies :-) Based on current form, I don’t see France doing much in 2010. but you never know!

]]> By: Eoin O'Mahony http://contexts.org/thickculture/2009/11/23/instant-replay-and-soccer-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-6222 Eoin O'Mahony Tue, 01 Dec 2009 15:45:34 +0000 http://contexts.org/thickculture/?p=1941#comment-6222 Aww, no fair! Just when I had let go of the image of Henry's hand on the ball. Aww, no fair! Just when I had let go of the image of Henry’s hand on the ball.

]]> By: Tweets that mention Instant Replay and Soccer Culture » ThickCulture -- Topsy.com http://contexts.org/thickculture/2009/11/23/instant-replay-and-soccer-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-6174 Tweets that mention Instant Replay and Soccer Culture » ThickCulture -- Topsy.com Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:34:38 +0000 http://contexts.org/thickculture/?p=1941#comment-6174 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Gil Bonoan, Andrew M. Lindner. Andrew M. Lindner said: jose with a great take on the social significance of the post-henry handball outcry for instant replay: http://bit.ly/5aT251 [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Gil Bonoan, Andrew M. Lindner. Andrew M. Lindner said: jose with a great take on the social significance of the post-henry handball outcry for instant replay: http://bit.ly/5aT251 [...]

]]> By: Preston http://contexts.org/thickculture/2009/11/23/instant-replay-and-soccer-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-6162 Preston Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:01:10 +0000 http://contexts.org/thickculture/?p=1941#comment-6162 This is a simple fix or consequences (depending on how you look at it). 1) Do not let the referee and two linemen officiate any other World Cup matches until next World Cup. 2) For the coming games: Allow each coach the opportunity to challenge a play/call (only one per game, regular game and overtime) through “instant replay” and they can only call it when the ball is “out of play” or their own team has possession of the ball (this way you can’t call it when your opponent has possession). Its pretty lousy moving forward this way and since FIFA does not want to fix this injustice they might as well makes changes so this does not happen again. This is a simple fix or consequences (depending on how you look at it).

1) Do not let the referee and two linemen officiate any other World Cup matches until next World Cup.

2) For the coming games: Allow each coach the opportunity to challenge a play/call (only one per game, regular game and overtime) through “instant replay” and they can only call it when the ball is “out of play” or their own team has possession of the ball (this way you can’t call it when your opponent has possession).

Its pretty lousy moving forward this way and since FIFA does not want to fix this injustice they might as well makes changes so this does not happen again.

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