Joe Mcgluwa, the ID Spokesperson for Sport, says ‘Fifa President Sepp Blatter’s apology for bad refereeing decisions affecting Mexico and England comes too late.

‘As the largest sporting event on earth, the World Cup should also be the most advanced in terms of technological assistance to referees that could rule out most mistakes,’ the ID Member of Parliament says.

‘Frankly it is a disgrace that Fifa continues to languish in the 1800s because of the views of one man, Sepp Blatter. It is also grossly unfair to blame the referees for human errors that could have happened to anyone.

‘Sepp Blatter and no-one else is to blame. No amount of apologies to the teams, actions against the two referees, or spin that Fifa is suddenly interested in taking another look at introducing video technology is going to change that,’ Mr Mcgluwa says.

‘Fortunately Argentina and Germany went on to beat Mexico and England so convincingly that their positions in the quarterfinals are not in question. If this had not been the case, the lack of video support for the refs involved would have left an even sourer taste in everyone’s mouths.’

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