國際足聯承認英國裁判Graham Poll一場比賽對同一隊員出示三張黃牌是犯了大錯誤，但還是給了這位裁判一定的支持。poll解釋説克羅地亞的3號隊員第二次犯規時，他將黃牌記在了澳大利亞3號隊員身上。所以，當傷停補時階段該隊員第三次犯規時，主裁判才將他紅牌罰下。

　　國際足聯裁判委員會主席Angel Maria Villar Llona在聲明中説：“Graham Poll是一個傑出的裁判，他對自己26年裁判生涯中罰下的第一個這樣的失誤表示了失望。”但他也補充，當時在場官員並沒有人發現這個錯誤。裁判委員會將於28日再開會討論決定出四分之一比賽的裁判執法名單。

　　Graham Poll本有望執法本屆世界盃的決賽。

　　是否該裁判將會從執法名單中離開，國際足聯裁判委員會需登到28日再做決定

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

　　原文:FIFA gives backing to under-fire English referee

　　AFP

　　June 24, 2006

　　BERLIN (AFP) - FIFA have given referee Graham Poll lukewarm backing after conceding he made a blunder in showing Croatian player Josip Simunic three yellow cards in the World Cup match against Australia.

　　Poll told FIFA's referees committee that he had correctly booked Simunic in the 61st minute of the tense first-round game on Thursday, according to a statement released on Saturday.

　　But when the Croatian committed another foul in the 89th minute, Poll mistakenly wrote down the name of Australia's number three, Craig Moore, instead of Simunic, who was wearing the number three shirt for Croatia.

　　That is why he failed to send Simunic off at that point in the match.

　　When Simunic committed another bookable offence, Poll thought he had only shown the Croatian one previous yellow card and so sent him off in stoppage time at the end of the 2-2 draw which secured Australia's ticket into the next round.

　　The head of the referees' committee, Angel Maria Villar Llona, said in the statement: "The experienced official is disappointed at having committed the error, the first such mistake in his 26-year career.

　　It added: "Graham Poll is an exceptional referee and a great sportsman, who would be able to overcome the situation thanks to his strong personality and love of the game.

　　"The FIFA referees committee also recognised the oversight and the fact that none of the match officials at the stadium picked up on the error."

　　FIFA spokesman Markus Siegler said the referees committee would meet on June 28 to decide which officials would take charge of matches from the quarter-final stage onwards.

　　Poll had been tipped as a potential choice to take charge of the World Cup final on July 9.

　　FIFA President Sepp Blatter said on Friday that Poll had done "fantastic things" in the past, but criticised the lack of coordination between the match officials.

　　"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'," Blatter said.

　　作者-北京第二外國語大學英語系王帥

責編：佟杉杉