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| Cristiano Ronaldo backs England for World Cup 2010 success Cristiano Ronaldo believes England are well placed to make a serious impact at the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa. telegraph.co.uk |
Fox Sports year in review videos VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: From the year of the Cat and the Storm, to Australia losing the Ashes and the Socceroos qualifying for the FIFA World Cup: 2009 has been a big year in sport. foxsports.com.au |
Big freeze hits EPL fixtures Five of this weekend's Barclays Premier League fixtures have been postponed because of concerns for the safety of spectators making their way to grounds in freezing conditions. foxsports.com.au |
McDonald to go under knife Australia striker Scott McDonald will undergo a hernia operation this week with the 26-year-old expected to miss no more than a fortnight for Scottish club Celtic. foxsports.com.au |
Fifa may use video replays, says Blatter • Issue will be examined at IFAB meeting in March• 'If the security of the system is guaranteed we will introduce it'The Fifa president, Sepp Blatter, has hinted that football's governing body could sanction the use of video technology in the near future.Blatter has previously spoken out against the use of cameras, saying it would disrupt the flow of the game. However, the head of world football's governing body now admits that Fifa will discuss the matter in March and could bring in goal-line cameras after this summer's World Cup."I'm not absolutely against it," Blatter told the Swiss newspaper SonntagsBlick. "If the technology is ready to adopt, then I am in agreement. If the security of the system is guaranteed then we will introduce it. But it will not be ready for the 2010 World Cup."But in any case it will be studied in March, at the next meeting of the International Football Association Board, the international body which establishes football rules and is the only one that can change them."Calls were made again for the introduction of video technology following Thierry Henry's controversial handball which led to France's extra-time winner against the Republic of Ireland in their World Cup qualifying play-off last November.Blatter also ruled out the use of extra referees during the World Cup, something which is currently being tested in this season's Europa League. "We will not make any experiments in this competition, not even with extra referees," he added.FifaSepp Blatterguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |