Italian Federation OK's Video Evidence To Punish Divers!
8/24/2005 6:56:00 PM
The Italian football federation has taken a revolutionary decision as starting this Sunday divers can be punished using video evidence.
Article 31 of the Italian federation’s regulations was amended to allow video evidence to be used against those divers whose action caused an adversary to be red carded or a penalty kick in his team’s favour.
This is a huge innovation in a league known for its great football, but also for its very theatrical players.
Furthermore, players that use their hands to score a goal or avoid a goal without the referee noticing their foul play, can also be punished through the use of video evidence.
It is still unclear whether on this latter issue game results can be changed if foul play is revealed by the video evidence.
8/24/2005 6:56:00 PM
The Italian football federation has taken a revolutionary decision as starting this Sunday divers can be punished using video evidence.
Article 31 of the Italian federation’s regulations was amended to allow video evidence to be used against those divers whose action caused an adversary to be red carded or a penalty kick in his team’s favour.
This is a huge innovation in a league known for its great football, but also for its very theatrical players.
Furthermore, players that use their hands to score a goal or avoid a goal without the referee noticing their foul play, can also be punished through the use of video evidence.
It is still unclear whether on this latter issue game results can be changed if foul play is revealed by the video evidence.
