Just read something interesting.
Chile vs Uruguay. Ref is French (Rozier). He is officiating in English. Why???? Why on earth would they do that? And please, for the love of god, do not say 'there arent enough spanish speaking refs'. Well, for starters, this could very well be the reason! Second, not one but two of the ARs are native Spanish speakers...
I know outsiders will look at this, shrug their shoulders and thing: "pfff, so what?"
Trust me, these details matter. Played react faster in spanish. They speak among themselves in spanish. They understand the refs instructions better in spanish. So does the coach. So does the audience.
You tell me this is a world cup, where most of the audience isn't Spanish speaking? I could buy that argument. But in this case? Ffs.
Do you guys recall a game where a home nation was refed in a lang other than English? Not taking a jab, sincerely curious.
Bit of a rant, but i think i do have a point.
Chile vs Uruguay. Ref is French (Rozier). He is officiating in English. Why???? Why on earth would they do that? And please, for the love of god, do not say 'there arent enough spanish speaking refs'. Well, for starters, this could very well be the reason! Second, not one but two of the ARs are native Spanish speakers...
I know outsiders will look at this, shrug their shoulders and thing: "pfff, so what?"
Trust me, these details matter. Played react faster in spanish. They speak among themselves in spanish. They understand the refs instructions better in spanish. So does the coach. So does the audience.
You tell me this is a world cup, where most of the audience isn't Spanish speaking? I could buy that argument. But in this case? Ffs.
Do you guys recall a game where a home nation was refed in a lang other than English? Not taking a jab, sincerely curious.
Bit of a rant, but i think i do have a point.
