WITH FIFA's continued reluctance to introduce video technology to help out the man in the middle's every decision is increasingly exposed and dissected from more angles in slower motion and now even in 3D!
Where we get umpteen replays to make our mind up the referee get's on split second moment to make the right call and in that context we think they do a pretty bloody good job of it - most of the time. However, there are some howlers that can't be excused...here's a couple of prime examples from the black box marked "oooops".
Maradona's Hand Of God v England - Mexico 86
Was there anyone bar the referee and linesman who thought 5ft 5inch Diego Maradona could outjump a leaping 6ft 1inch Peter Shilton's outstretched arm to head the ball into the net? No - didn't think so.
Graham Poll's Three Yellow Cards - Australia v Croatia 06
Hear Graham Poll talk about his blunder in the last World Cup where he booked Australian born Croatian player Josip Simunic three times before sending him off.
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