Dr. Errol Sweeney radio interview about the state of refereeing at the World Cup
Channel: KickshotSoccer
Date: 2014-07-09

"The Hanging Judge" Errol Sweeney Radio Interview on LMFM 95.8 World Cup 2014 Refereeing Analysis; The voice of the Northeast Ireland; Interviewed by: Gerry Kelly "Sunday Sport Show: July 6, 2014. "Need an independent referee body similar to judiciary so we are not answerable to FIFA" "Shake hands before the World Cup game, what a load of non-sense" "If it is a free kick outside the box, it is PK inside the box" This and more on the video

"Need an independent referee body similar to judiciary so we are not answerable to FIFA" "Shake hands before the World Cup game, what a load of non-sense" "If it is a free kick outside the box, it is PK inside the box" This and more on the video. For a written analysis, visit: http://kickshot.org/?p=2882

0:30 Red and yellow cuff-links
0:40 When you watch the game, do you look at through your referee glasses? 
1:24 From a refereeing perspective, how has the World Cup been? 
2:48 Are the referees independent of FIFA or do they have to listen to what FIFA are saying?
4:45 Should Tim Crue of Holland not been carded for game acting during shootout against Costa Rica?
6:07 Calling for the cards, simulation. Surely that should be a no, no?
6:32 Can a captain not talk to the referees?
7:07 Referees and assistant referees become the fall guy 
7:25 In the box, pushing and pulling; should they not be a penalty or a free kick? Why do the referees bother talking to players inside the box?
7:55 Why don't they?
9:10 We have the benefit in TV land to see replays. Should referees have replays?
10:50 Do you welcome Goal Line Technology and spray can?
11:20 Why is the spray can introduced in football?
11:50 What about Additional Assistant Referees on the goal line used in UEFA? Are they doing any good?
12:57 Let's say all Europeans or South American teams in the final stages. Who will FIFA use for referees?
13:50 Will referees be given the opportunity to talk to the press?
14:36 Message from Aziz Makhani, Moscow, Idaho