Mistakes!

The Lampard denied goal (in the match England Vs Germany) is creating ripples. We have also started arguing the moral boost that England missed because of the denial. England certainly started feeling the need for speed after they were two goals down. They started their attack and the best part of the game was those 25 odd minutes when suddenly England started to pull things back. But, Lampard's strike was denied and his face reflected the sorry figure of the entire hope.


I always loved how our director puts his words.

What defines a person is not what the person can, or cannot do. What defines a person is what the person can do, but chooses not to do.

I heed on the views of decision makers. So, I wanted to know how FIFA president reacted for the refereeing mistakes. His words as I felt are very sharp deeply reflecting on the subject.

I deplore the obvious refereeing mistakes we have seen. I understand the teams concerned are unhappy. I have personally said ‘I apologise for what happened’ to  England. I understand the media criticism, it is their right and job to do so. Still, it’s not the end of the competition, it’s not the end of football. With the denial of the use of technology, we have to accept mistakes.

As FIFA, we need to protect refereeing. We have the responsibility to take the adequate measures to avoid such situations happening again. However, I cannot accept that the integrity of the competition and the referees is called into question.

Its how decisions taken needs to be justified and defended. Future actions should be postponed till a milestone is reached, accept the criticism till then, get those (c)rude oils they can be the fuel in future.


He could have directly argued against criticisms that 'mistakes can happen'. But he didn't do that and that marks his stature. He rather endowed his thoughts stating the integrity of the game. Thats how he should think. FIFA might have got the refereeing decisions wrong but has got a right president.