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Post by Direstraits Referee on Jul 28, 2011 13:08:21 GMT 10
The gnomes of Zurich have responded disdainfully to the idea that A-League referees' conversations with linesmen and players should be fed into the games' TV coverage, bringing soccer into line with the other codes here.
Football Federation Australia have been seeking permission to broadcast hugely revealing audio, but yesterday FIFA poured cold water on the idea.
Responding to a The Daily Telegraph inquiry, a FIFA spokesman said the concept was emphatically not on.
"Such a request, were it to be submitted to FIFA, would not be permitted," he said. "One of the current conditions for approving the use of radio communication among match officials is it must be encrypted, in order that access is for the officials only."
But in classic FIFA jargon, the key phrase is "current conditions" - in other words, subject to any changes in the law. And it's this point that should encourage the FFA to pursue the idea.
Already there is the prospect of a major experiment with new technology, with the English Premier League confident of the green light for a trial of goal-line technology the season after next. Click here to read the full Daily Telegrapgh article on 28th July, 2011www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/fifa-deaf-to-idea-of-on-field-audio/story-e6frexni-1226102990945Webmaster - GDSRA
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