00:00 refereeing at the current level, current year, is not easy. Players diving, simulating, cheating
00:08 is a better word, and grappling make life very difficult for referees. And those images do cascade
00:17 down to grassroots level and make life at grassroots level refereeing very, very difficult. I understand
00:24 that we all want to keep the game clean, we would like the old laws and no changes, but we're in the
00:31 modern era and the game and the image of the game is being tarnished by the behaviour of players.
00:37 And therefore the lawmakers have to make these adjustments to say how can we maintain a positive
00:43 image for the game that transmits around the world. It's giving an arm and a piece of sanction
00:47 for the referee to use, but it is also saying to the players, look, behave better on the field of
00:53 play. And to managers, if you want to retain the chance of winning, then stop your team going down to 10 men.
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