One simple statement would have cleared up a thousand misinterpretations. Instead, the controversy reigns on with no end in sight. Jim Allen IS an official interpretor of FIFA law. Anyone who reads these sites, knows this. And the same applies to basketball rules.
Someone gets to be an authority.
They don't have to refer every question to a committee to answer the question. You see just like soccer they understand their sport, and they can answer a question officially. FIFA did speak up about the infringement Scurry committed. It's called law 14. They spoke up decades ago.