FIFA Referees not impartial
Referees and assistant referees are determining the results of some of the first round matches of the World Cup Football underway in Brazil. By this time, they have already created panic by depriving Iran of a legitimate penalty against Argentina, vetoing Bosnia’s legitimate goal against Nigeria, whistling a controversial penalty in favour of Brazil against Croatia, and disallowing Mexico’s two lawful goals against Cameroon, among others.
What appears to us is that the FIFA and the hosts account for more profit than who will become champions in the end. As for example, about 50,000 Argentines swarmed to Brazil to watch their matches against Bosnia and Iran. If Argentina makes first round exit, the sale of tickets will certainly fall, meaning plummet of income. The South American teams are surely good quality sources of revenue and their early elimination are not good news to the FIFA.
The top source of revenue in the football world is Brazil. As such, FIFA takes special care of this South American team. When the tournament is held in Europe, and since the VISA is easily available, soccer fans from the participating countries flock to the host country to keep contribution to rapid sales of tickets.
And when trading is the main factor, the Asian and the African nations will not get justice. Unless strong action is taken against the referees and assistant referees making willful mistakes, injustice will continue. Can our readers suggest remedy?
Rozario
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