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[markref]

A referee has been suspended for using a spectator’s mobile phone to disallow a goal in the Egyptian second division! The home side claimed a handball with the score at 2-1. None of the officials saw anything so he checked footage on a mobile before disallowing the goal. The home team then scored again and won the game 3-1 after 15 minutes stoppage time. The referee needed police protection to get off the pitch at the end!

Referee suspended for using phone to disallow goal

Egyptian referee Mohamed Farouk is suspended for using a spectator's mobile phone to disallow a goal

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[DazN]

Just read that on BBC Sport.

 

[socal lurker]

Wow. It boggles the mind that. Ref would remotely think that made an iota of sense.

 

[Josh the referee]

Why on earth was Mark Clattenburg the head of the Egyptian referees committee? What a weird job for him to take up

 

[James P]

Why on earth was Mark Clattenburg the head of the Egyptian referees committee?

Money.

 

[Peter Grove]

Why on earth was Mark Clattenburg the head of the Egyptian referees committee? What a weird job for him to take up

Probably for the same reason that Howard Webb was head of refereeing for the Saudi Arabian Football Federation for a couple of years (i.e. the same reason @James P gives above).

 

[OIREF!]

I'm slightly surprised that there hasn't been more of this, at least at grass roots level. When VAR was introduced I thought there might be a trend for amateur VAR officials to be approaching referees with phone footage. Has anyone ever experienced this?

 

[Ross]

I'm slightly surprised that there hasn't been more of this, at least at grass roots level. When VAR was introduced I thought there might be a trend for amateur VAR officials to be approaching referees with phone footage. Has anyone ever experienced this?

Yep. Just ignored him and carried on

 

[GraemeS]

I'm slightly surprised that there hasn't been more of this, at least at grass roots level. When VAR was introduced I thought there might be a trend for amateur VAR officials to be approaching referees with phone footage. Has anyone ever experienced this?

I've had someone show me video footage post-match twice - first time was when I managed to twist my ankle on thin air so more for comedy purposes, second was as you mention, to dispute a decision. I chose to politely watch it and then just said I was happy with the decision I made at the time based on what I could see on the pitch. At that point, it's too late to change anything so all you can do it politely get past it.

If thy tried to come onto the pitch to show me footage during the game or try to call me over to the sidelines, they'd be told to go away very abruptly. No reason to indulge that at all.

 

[socal lurker]

I'm slightly surprised that there hasn't been more of this, at least at grass roots level. When VAR was introduced I thought there might be a trend for amateur VAR officials to be approaching referees with phone footage. Has anyone ever experienced this?

I actually touch on this when I teach the intro ref course for AYSO--momma bear's iphone is not a VAR tool!