Events in England and Spain over the last week showed once again that football desperately needs technology in order to maintain its credibility with fans, in the present and in the future.
In the English Premier League this past weekend, Chelsea maintained their title hopes by beating Tottenham thanks to a goal that wasn’t and another that was scored in an offside position.
Meanwhile, in the Champions League, the semifinal between Real Madrid and Barcelona was damaged when the match referee wrongly sent off a Real player after he had not made contact with his opponent.
How do we know the referees made the wrong decisions? Well, we had the luxury of watching countless replays from different angles on television. It didn’t take long for us to realize what had happened and what the officials didn’t see.
Let’s start with what transpired at Stamford Bridge this past Saturday in the match between Chelsea and Spurs.
The Blues were down 1-0 when a shot from Frank Lampard was spilled by Heurelho Gomes…

 

CNN’s Pedro Pinto is a CNN sports anchor based in London, covering sport around the world. For more go to www.cnn.com/worldsport

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