Video ref had been used for ages in rugby league. Try or no try? Go to the video ref.
Scenario 1: Striker tussles with defender, striker goes down clutching his ankle.
Striker: 'Ow ow ow.'
Defender: 'Yeah, I stepped on his toes.'
Free kick, penalty, yellow card, red card, whatever.
Scenario 2: Striker tussles with defender, striker goes down clutching his ankle.
Striker: 'Ow ow ow.'
Defender: 'I didn't touch him.'
Ref spends forty seconds going to the video referee, checks from three different angles. Presents yellow card to the striker for being a nuisance. Do it again and you're off to your country's media to explain why you though it would be a good idea to FAKE A GENUINE INJURY rather than actually having a go at scoring a goal. I mean, you're a pretty well paid striker, right? EVERYONE SAW IT ON REPLAY. FIVE TIMES. Sod the 'flow of the match', or whatever the hell that is supposed to mean. You're a liability.
PROBLEM FIXED
It stops strikers acting like idiots, and stops refs looking like idiots for being duped.
Unless the idea is to push Soccer away from field sport and into the realm of performance art. Your call, FIFA.
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