國際足聯主席布拉特表示他不能理解英國裁判Graham Poll的表現。他在克羅地亞對澳大利亞的比賽裏給了克羅地亞的約瑟普希穆尼奇三張黃牌！

　　該裁判曾有可能在世界盃決賽中執法，現在國際足聯裁判委員會將在23日對其執法行為詳細審定以後，來決定他是否在今後的比賽中出場了。

　　布拉特同時也表示，第四官員和場上裁判是有無線電相連的，助理裁判應該提醒主裁判的失誤。“當一個團隊有4個成員的時候，這種失誤就不該發生。”

　　鏈結: http://sports.yahoo.com/sow/news?slug=afp-fblwc2006gpfauscropollrefere&prov=afp&type=lgns

　　原文:FIFA chief baffled by ref blunder

　　AFP

　　June 23, 2006

　　BERLIN (AFP) - FIFA President Sepp Blatter has said he could not understand how English referee Graham Poll had mistakenly given Croatia's Josip Simunic three yellow cards in the 2-2 draw with Australia.

　　The performance of the highly rated Poll, who had been tipped to take charge of the World Cup final, was to be put under the microscope by FIFA's referees' committee on Friday. It can decide whether he plays any further part in the tournament.

　　But Blatter said that with the four match officials being in contact by radio link, one of the assistant referees should have alerted Poll to his mistake.

　　"An error of this kind should not happen when there are four people in the team," Blatter told a press conference on Friday.

　　"What is incomprehensible is that no-one intervened. I cannot understand it, it is like a blackout.

　　"One of them should have intervened and run on the field and said 'stop, stop'.

　　"I place my trust in the referees committee. I think they have enough tact to deal with this case."

　　Blatter added that Poll had performed well in previous matches at this tournament.

　　"We should not forget that Graham Poll in his previous matches achieved fantastic things.

　　"We cannot excuse it but we should understand it. Referees are human beings and human beings make errors."

　　Poll first booked Simunic in the 62nd minute and should have sent him off in the 90th minute, but only eventually dismissed the Croatian in stoppage time.

　　The point earned by Australia in Stuttgart was enough to earn them qualification for the second round for the first time and sent Croatia home.

　　作者-北京第二外國語大學英語系王帥

責編：佟杉杉