法國裁判協會主席Bernard Saules認為這次世界盃的裁判工作是災難性的，並且，國際足聯主席布拉特將政治因素帶進裁判選擇過程中是個巨大的錯誤。
“他們選擇了每個大洲最優秀的球隊，但是卻沒有選擇最優秀的裁判。”
“布拉特將很多政治因素考慮進來，左右了裁判的選擇，為的是博得這個或者那個國家的歡心，現在就是他這樣做的惡果。”
針對本屆世界盃已經發生的兩起嚴重的裁判爭議，他表示，癥結在於，現在要求裁判距離事發地點非常之近，因為對裁判身體素質的要求反而大於對他們判罰能力的要求。
而他認為，實際上“裁判距離越近，看到的東西越少。”
他還支持使用錄像協助判罰，但是FIFA拒絕採納這樣的技術。
裁判委員會定於（美國時間）週三舉行會議，最終確定執法1/4決賽的裁判的名單。
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原文 French official blames Blatter for 'catastrophic' refereeing
French official blames Blatter for 'catastrophic' refereeing
AFP
June 27, 2006
BERLIN (AFP) - A leading French referee has slammed the "catastrophic" officiating at the World Cup and blamed FIFA President Sepp Blatter for putting politics before football in choosing referees.
"They have selected the best teams from each continent, but not the best referees," said Bernard Saules, the president of the French national union of referees (UNAF).
"It has been a catastrophe from the start. FIFA and Mr Blatter have introduced some political shenanigans into the choice of the referees to keep this or that country happy, and this is the result," he told AFP.
The best referees come from Europe, but only nine out of 26 of the referees at the World Cup are European," added Saules, though, with that number the Europeans have the largest proportion of referees at the tournament.
"It is alright to bring along the referees of average standard for minor international competitions, but not the World Cup."
However, two of the most heavily criticised referees at football's showpiece have been Graham Poll of England and Russia's Valentin Ivanov.
Saules said he attributed their errors to the fact that the referees were now required to be too close to the action, meaning officials were chosen more for their physical condition than their judgement.
"The referees are in perfect physical condition, but the closer they are to the ball, the less they can see.
"The referees (for the World Cup) are made to train as if they were in the army every day. They are running too much and I am not sure that is the best thing."
The French official said he believed video could help clear up contentious decisions, although FIFA says it has no plans to introduce the technology.
"I think it will help, but FIFA don't want to have anything to do with it," Saules said.
"But their reasoning just doesn't hold any water. It's like saying that we have got it wrong and we are going to carry on getting it wrong."
FIFA President Sepp Blatter criticised Ivanov's handling of Portugal's stormy 1-0 win over Netherlands in which the Russian showed a World Cup record four red cards and 16 yellow.
"The referee's actions harmed what could have been an excellent football match," Blatter said.
The referees' committee is due to meet on Wednesday to name the officials for the quarter-final matches.
Updated on Tuesday, Jun 27, 2006 10:50 am EDT
作者-佟杉杉
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