Should Football Introduce The Video Replay?

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Craig Boags

Should Football Introduce The Video Replay?

Student Name: Craig Boags

Module Title: Professional Studies and I.T

Course Code: 4LE016

Should football introduce the video replay?

Football was first invented by children from public schools who improvised with a ball in their spare time with their friends. It developed from being recreational fun into a huge industry this country participates and spectates in and is not only the most popular sport in the country, but also a multi-million pound business.

The rules of football have changed since the early years of the game with new rules being created and modified annually by governing bodies due to more advanced technology and greater finances available. However, there are always loop holes in the rules and there is a fine line between gamesmanship and breaking the rules. This puts increased pressure on the referees of the games to get decisions right, especially with the amount of money involved.

Gamesmanship is the “bending” of the rules to gain an advantage; this is used a lot in sport and especially football. An example would be when a player gets tackled, and there is contact with the player, he would then fall over and exaggerate the movements to make it look like he had been fouled. The player is not actually breaking the rules, he is just bending them. The referee then has seconds to decide weather the player was actually fouled or if he dived and if the referee gets the decision wrong then they face much criticism and could even be fined.

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This is where the video replay would come into play. If there is a decision where the referee is not 100% sure then he could take it to the video replay, where by a fourth official could look at the replay and tell the referee whether it was a foul or not. However, this could stop the flow of the game which could discourage players and fans.

However, it is not just gamesmanship and cheating which the video replay could be used for. When a decision about whether the ball was over the line or not approaches, then the ...

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