Tony Cascarino article on use of Video Replay from the London Times

Here's an interesting article that Tony Cascarino has written on the use of video replay in soccer. Tony makes some interesting points, but I disagree with the basic idea. Video replay can help to get certain calls right, and makes more sense in American sports where there are a lot of built in breaks in the game. Soccer however, is not designed for video replay because the sports is played continuously without any breaks. Introducing breaks into the game would throw off the whole flow of the match.

Video replay also isn't always the solution that everyone things it will be. How many American football fans can speak about how a referee's call that they think should be reversed isn't because of a lack of conclusive evidence, whatever that means. There are a number of instances where calls are reversed and the correct call is made, but at the same time there are a number of times when the system doesn't work as intended. Another problem is that soccer is played in all different countries throughout the world so what happens when the technology in one country doesn't match the technology in another country and the video replay can't be used at the same level or quality. Its a good idea by Tony, but I just don't think its practical.