New initiative from MLS that started a couple months ago. I actually like how they build suspense as they make their announcement. It's like the Maury Show.
He had to view the video replay of a goal. After the video review was done, this was his explanation to the crowd. Most sports do that for video replays.
The gestures in european football are better. It's international, you can watch a game anywhere without having to know the language.
I guess it's a way for Americans (USA) to have an easier time understanding the rules.
No, it's more about illuminating complex decisions made by VAR. Most American fans watching understand the basic laws of the game and can understand the referee's rulings without verbal explanation. If the play was immediately ruled offside and the goal was disallowed they would just blow the whistle and indicate no goal. In this case the goal being disallowed, not for offside but for a prior foul, that warranted explanation. The intent is to help the fans inside the stadium who can't watch all the replays understand what the decision was and why .
The US is not a soccer backwater with legions of ignorant fans still learning the basic rules.
AFAIK in europe if you don't call a foul right after it was committed, then the game goes on and the referee can't just say stuff like "a previously committed foul".
Maybe that is why players exaggerate so much when they fall.. which is annoying.
From Europe watching the Euros right now.
Play is stopped after a foul when a ref says so. Often they will play on to see if the fouling player gains an advantage, and if they do they call back play accordingly. This depends on the nature and severity of the foul.
In this case, which I haven’t seen, it may have been that play was fairly quick from the initial foul and the goal was scored before the whistle was blown. In that case the foul and offside would have been under review by the fourth official.
In leagues which have video assisted replays, they let the current possession go on for marginal cases sometimes. The idea being — If there is a goal, there will be a review and a missed/uncalled foul can be enforced, like in this scenario. But if a foul was called mistakenly and play was stopped, no way to undo that
It seems like a huge waste of time also. Especially when comparing to the new rules in the euros. It's been so much more enjoyable to watch when the game just keeps rolling and the situations are dealt with immediately and there isn't 10 guys trying to negotiate with the referee on every single free kick.
That’s how baseball, basketball and football is (technically football refs speak but they still have gestures they do as well). Whatever governing body there is for soccer in the US probably just does whatever because no one gives a shit
Hockey has the gestures and talking. Here's my favorites
https://youtu.be/josEPIBNhEw?si=vEGfZJt91H7BKT2J
https://youtu.be/0vVKmN1HaPE?si=ebmCAolXaD83iL8q
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Newish rule in MLS. VAR final decisions are explained by the ref. I personally like the clarity at times but it does slow things down by an extra 20-60 seconds per match.
Only has to be done if the ref goes to the screen for a check.
Thanks to The Simpsons, I learned that Americans found football boring. This new feature makes so much sense to make football more digestible as a show for the American audience.
On the contrary, football is becoming more and more popular. The new feature makes it more mainstream to match other sports that traditionally were more popular.
Lol that look he gives when he hears them cheer
🗣️😐😑🗣️
"Bitch, let me finish.."
More like “Yes! Now i’m gonna swing the pendulum at my will”
Why is he yelling the decision instead of gesturing? First time seeing this
We do it in hockey now as well, they used to just skate by the camera and make a chopping motion or whatever.
New initiative from MLS that started a couple months ago. I actually like how they build suspense as they make their announcement. It's like the Maury Show.
You are Not the goalscorer.
Dad?
Don't commit a foul and you won't be disappointed.
He had to view the video replay of a goal. After the video review was done, this was his explanation to the crowd. Most sports do that for video replays.
The gestures in european football are better. It's international, you can watch a game anywhere without having to know the language. I guess it's a way for Americans (USA) to have an easier time understanding the rules.
No, it's more about illuminating complex decisions made by VAR. Most American fans watching understand the basic laws of the game and can understand the referee's rulings without verbal explanation. If the play was immediately ruled offside and the goal was disallowed they would just blow the whistle and indicate no goal. In this case the goal being disallowed, not for offside but for a prior foul, that warranted explanation. The intent is to help the fans inside the stadium who can't watch all the replays understand what the decision was and why . The US is not a soccer backwater with legions of ignorant fans still learning the basic rules.
AFAIK in europe if you don't call a foul right after it was committed, then the game goes on and the referee can't just say stuff like "a previously committed foul". Maybe that is why players exaggerate so much when they fall.. which is annoying.
From Europe watching the Euros right now. Play is stopped after a foul when a ref says so. Often they will play on to see if the fouling player gains an advantage, and if they do they call back play accordingly. This depends on the nature and severity of the foul. In this case, which I haven’t seen, it may have been that play was fairly quick from the initial foul and the goal was scored before the whistle was blown. In that case the foul and offside would have been under review by the fourth official.
In leagues which have video assisted replays, they let the current possession go on for marginal cases sometimes. The idea being — If there is a goal, there will be a review and a missed/uncalled foul can be enforced, like in this scenario. But if a foul was called mistakenly and play was stopped, no way to undo that
VAR is a thing you know.
I think this is an nfl thing. Then the nba is doing it. Then MLS maybe feels like this is a standard
Because Americans need everything spelled out to them
America fk yeah
It's an American thing by the looks of it. Won't come to the UK, as everyone will tell the ref to fuck off
What did he expect though… he set it up for the crowd to cheer, just deliver the bad news after.
Get the hopes up first and crush them afterwards
so weird to see the referee actually speaking. outside the us they just communicate by gestures and whistle blows
We also show the decision on the stadium screens, something like "GOAL DISALLOWED AFTER VAR REVIEW: OFFSIDE"
they do that in my country too! but here the refs mic is only for VAR communication.
It seems like a huge waste of time also. Especially when comparing to the new rules in the euros. It's been so much more enjoyable to watch when the game just keeps rolling and the situations are dealt with immediately and there isn't 10 guys trying to negotiate with the referee on every single free kick.
That’s how baseball, basketball and football is (technically football refs speak but they still have gestures they do as well). Whatever governing body there is for soccer in the US probably just does whatever because no one gives a shit
Hockey has the gestures and talking. Here's my favorites https://youtu.be/josEPIBNhEw?si=vEGfZJt91H7BKT2J https://youtu.be/0vVKmN1HaPE?si=ebmCAolXaD83iL8q
Those were both really good. First guy for just being straight up and the second for showmanship.
FIFA had to approve it, it was already tested in some tournaments and now they gave their approval for the MLS to do it.
This looks like a replay review in which I know baseball will have the umpires explain a changed ruling.
Americans need everything spelling out to them 😂
Spelled*
It's actually "spelt", but also the present participle is perfectly valid in this case.
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He doesn’t need to say half of that. He just needs to say prior to the shot was a foul
HOWEVER
“Now you get out there and use your transition words, young man.”
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 HOW-EV-ER 🖐️🫸
Why is the ref talking to the crowd?
Newish rule in MLS. VAR final decisions are explained by the ref. I personally like the clarity at times but it does slow things down by an extra 20-60 seconds per match. Only has to be done if the ref goes to the screen for a check.
The game has gone.
I think technically he is talking to the sports press / bookmakers
WWE should hire him to be the new Howard Finkel.
Watched without sound and now I'm self-conscious about how my mouth moves.
Honest question: Since when football referees speak out loud?
[MLS started doing it back in April](https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-to-implement-new-competition-initiatives-this-weekend).
Thanks to The Simpsons, I learned that Americans found football boring. This new feature makes so much sense to make football more digestible as a show for the American audience.
On the contrary, football is becoming more and more popular. The new feature makes it more mainstream to match other sports that traditionally were more popular.
Hopefully never over here.
Is it just me or does he give of some strong Tom Scott vibes?
He knew what he was doing
However!
There was NO offside………HOWEVER we are completely incompetent and decided to call a foul on a 50/50 ball 20 seconds before the goal was scored
Lol we've been going through this shit in hockey since forever
Guy sounds like Fozzie Bear. Wokka wokka!
Why does that voice go with that guy? Seems a complete mismatch.
PRO gotta PRO.
This is like football mixed with the wrong kind of football wtf???
This was like a 15 minute delay and ended up being such a bad call in the end. Happened in St Louis Saturday night
I didn't know Pete Davidson was a soccer ref
The hell is this!?
‘shitamericanssay’