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Pele is no fan of television instant replays
CONTROVERSIAL GOAL "And that discussion is the same one we had in 1966 after the (West) Germany-England final." In that match, Geoff Hurst's shot hit the bar and bounced down. The linesman signalled a goal and the referee let the score stand as German players protested that the ball had not crossed the line. Hurst went on to score again in England's 4-2 victory. "I think we can use technology, maybe with a chip in the ball, like in tennis, I think this is okay," said Pele, now 64. The world soccer body, FIFA, will experiment with such "smart" balls at the world under-17 championship in Peru in September, with a view to using them in the 2006 World Cup. FIFA president Sepp Blatter has welcomed the idea of a microchip sensor in a ball sending a signal to the referee when it crosses the line. Although he is opposed to two referees running a game, Pele favours extra linesmen. "The biggest mistakes are in the penalty area and when the ball passes the goal line. So you could have one person on the line, like in tennis, this avoids a lot of mistakes. "The referee, when he has to run from midfield, looking at the ball and players, sometimes he doesn't have time to see." During a conversation with Reuters at New York's Museum of Modern Art, where
he introduced a documentary film of his life, Pele renewed his call for more
protection for creative players, like himself, and said young players were
selling their souls for big corporate money.
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