Post by furriner on Nov 24, 2008 8:59:36 GMT -6
I spotted an article on FIFA experimenting with 5 officials at a U-19 tournament this week:
www.theherald.co.uk/sport/headlines/display.var.2470129.0.Then_there_were_five.php
One quote stuck out: He agreed that the presence of the assistants behind the goal acted as a deterrent to fouling at corners and free-kicks. "You can remind players that you are very close and this had an effect. I believe it prevented problems from occurring," he said.
www.theherald.co.uk/sport/headlines/display.var.2470129.0.Then_there_were_five.php
One quote stuck out: He agreed that the presence of the assistants behind the goal acted as a deterrent to fouling at corners and free-kicks. "You can remind players that you are very close and this had an effect. I believe it prevented problems from occurring," he said.