(September 13, 2013 at 10:38 am)Texas Sailor Wrote: They don't have instant re-play or coach's challenges in English Football (soccer)?
No.
Either the referee saw it and acted accordingly, or tough luck!... that's why there are 4 referees
1) The main referee, the guy with the whistle. Has to run the whole time.. must be the fittest guy in the court.
2&3) line referees. One for each half-court. They use flags to signal the main referee that something has happened.
4) I think the 4th does have a tv screen in front of him, but is rarely used... Of course, I quit watching the thing close to when they introduced this 4th guy, so I'm biased!
On top of that, the clock keeps ticking!
But there's some overtime, which is determined by the 4th referee, to compensate for the time lost when the ball is not in play.
