Those of you
who are football fans will appreciate how frustrating it is to watch opposition
players move the ball closer to goal or at a better angle the second the
referee turns his back on a free kick given against your team. And yet the
solution is simple and over here it is already being used to great success. It
goes like this:
The referee
is given a lightweight can of temporary spray paint. When a free kick is awarded
within range of goal he marks the exact spot by spraying the grass with paint.
He can then walk away knowing the players can´t change the free kick position.
After a few minutes the paint disappears and the game continues.
It’s been
around for years and I’m told across the border in Argentina they even use it
to stop the wall moving forwards on freekicks (also a very annoying practice)
and it works well so the question is: why do we not have this in European
leagues?!
2 comments:
It was also used during the last Copa America
It's great isn't it?
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