British PM jokes about disallowed 'goal'
British Prime Minister David Cameron has joked that he may drop his support for goalmouth technology after England benefited from referee error in a Euro 2012 group stage match against Ukraine.
England beat Ukraine 1-0 in yesterday's match, qualifying for the quarter-final knockout stage in the process, but only after Ukraine's 62nd-minute equaliser was wrongly adjuged not to have crossed the line.
Asked about the game at a news conference at the G20 summit in Mexico, Cameron was happy to offer his warm congratulations, but a little more coy when asked if the mistake should lead to the introduction of sensors to confirm goals.
He referred back to a previous international match in which England was the team on the wrong end of a bad refereeing decision.
"Goal-line technology?" he pondered.
"I remember thinking it was a thoroughly good idea when Frank Lampard was disappointed in that previous England-Germany game. I'll have to reflect a little bit further but don't expect an immediate U-turn," he joked.
England will now play Italy in the next round of the tournament on Sunday.
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Mr Ernest Vella
Jul 1st 2012, 08:55
l-argument taghkom tal-offside ma jreggiex...ghax il-lines man tal-last qieghed jithallas biex jara biss jekk hux gewwa jew barra...offside millimetriku indunajna bih bil-cameras imma l-gow gewwa nduna bih il-linesman tal-lasta....shame on the british fair play
P. Ciantar
Jun 22nd 2012, 09:05
It was an offside after all !!!!!!!
Rose Agius
Jun 21st 2012, 12:20
The goal came from an offside position. If this was noted by the linesman the goal would never have materialised.
S.M. Cuschieri
Jun 20th 2012, 14:10
For once England benefitted from a referee error!! LOLOL!! If it were the italians, yet again, I would have cursed to kingdom come!! LOLOL!! But it was nice seeing england in favour of some luck for once! Come on dearest Brits!! I am behind you all the way!!!
Etienne Pace
Jun 20th 2012, 13:47
66' England wins the world cup even thanks to a goal non goal... That is all we have to say. The nation who is said that have invented football won something only by an irregural goal???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySUM0ZERdA4
Michael Sammut
Jun 20th 2012, 16:54
Following that they scored the 4th goal so it would have not made a difference....like it would have not made a difference in the last world cup and even less in yesterday's match!
Stefan Sacco
Jun 20th 2012, 13:40
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Kevin Camilleri
Jun 20th 2012, 13:10
Come on guys... relax. Yesterday's goal was a proof that the 5th and 6th officials are a farce! Goal line technology is what the football needs, it will not ruin the beautiful game! Apart from that, the Ukrainian player was offside to start with. These things happened and will continue to happen in football!
Myself, as an Italian supporter, yesterday I sided with England - because I wanted to see England vs Italy! It will be a great occasion for all us Maltese to be united for the love and rivalry of football and be divided because half of the island will side with England, and the rest will side with Italy! Come Sunday, let's enjoy the match, have a beer and may the best team win! If the Italians win... it will not be the first time that the Azzurri beat the Queen's players! If England win... try to beat the Germans :) Happy Euro 2012... and have a chill :)
C Spiteri
Jun 20th 2012, 11:15
Even with a draw England will Qualified so why is this fuss Where was the Italian fans in 2010 when we suffer from a situation that caused the elimination ? Lamps goal had crossed the line with half a meter ! nobody from the Italian fans said that's not fair !
Saviour Richard
Jun 20th 2012, 10:48
Mr F Pisani
Your argument is childish and fanatic. Remmember the hand of God goal and two years ago against Germany a complete metre in and not given,WHO suffered AND WENT HOME???? Yesterday IF it was a goal who suffered ,UKRAINE and who gained that it was not given FRANCE. DID it make any difference to ENGLAND, NONE, they still would have led the group. THINK THINK
C Spiteri
Jun 20th 2012, 11:17
Well said mate !!!
Michael Sammut
Jun 20th 2012, 16:56
Couldn't have said it better.
Kyle Podesta
Jun 21st 2012, 13:31
Well said brother
Jesmar Cremona
Jun 20th 2012, 10:42
During the 2010 WC there were no goal-line assistants, therefore last night's mistake was even worse... don't you think. I am neither an English fan nor Italian, however I think this is England's year...
Mark Muscat
Jun 20th 2012, 10:36
Come on England, we can do it to the final . . . No great quality, but unlike the last 22 years, THERE IS REAL BIG DETERMINATION, and determination beats quality! . . . Regarding Ukraine's 'Goal', besides that yes it definitely crossed the line, the build up towards it showed A CLEAR OFFSIDE POSITION which was not flagged, secondly a draw would have qualified as group champions, a loss would have qualified us any way !
Noel Navarro
Jun 20th 2012, 13:13
yup
Bernard Mamo
Jun 20th 2012, 09:25
He still was offside to begin with.
F. Pisani
Jun 20th 2012, 13:01
but is was a valid goal non-the less.
Eric Cartman
Jun 22nd 2012, 08:06
@ F.Pisani - No it was not a valid goal as the attack should not have even taken place as it was an offside
F. Pisani
Jun 20th 2012, 08:45
A vaild goal Against England not given= No Fuss at all
A valid Goal Against Italy not given= corruption!
A Suspicious Goal Against Juventus this year not Validated= all hell breaks loose!
is this fair british Supporters?
Robert Mifsud
Jun 20th 2012, 09:10
It-taljani ghandhom dik ir-reputazzjoni ghax inqabbdu fil-fatt.
Kenneth Cassar
Jun 20th 2012, 10:33
@ Robert Mifsud:
Jekk qed tirreferi ghal Farsopoli, ma kien hemm l-ebda prova ta match-fixing, imma naturalment, xi hadd kellu l-intenzjoni li jelimina lil xi hadd iehor li bih ma setax jiehu league.
Qabel inparlaw, niccekkjaw il-fatti, u mhux sempliciment niehdu l-informazzjoni min media b'agenda cara.
James Scerri
Jun 20th 2012, 07:58
for once...there's a decision in England's favour...let it be!
even though...the linesman on the goal line said it wasn't!
Liam Caruana
Jun 20th 2012, 08:13
James, the action that takes for the goal begin from an offside position.
Mark Demicoli
Jun 20th 2012, 08:37
Geoff Hurst, England v West Germany, 1966
The most famous goal-line controversy of them all. It was extra-time in the World Cup final at Wembley with the scores level at 2-2 when Hurst turned and fired in a shot, which hit the bottom of the crossbar and bounced down toward the line. With referee Gottfried Dienst uncertain, linesman Tofik Bahramov from Azerbaijan signalled a goal. Hurst went on to complete his hat-trick, England won the World Cup and the debate over the decision has never stopped.
B. Deguara
Jun 20th 2012, 10:30
@Mark Demicoli
Have you ever seen Maradona's HAND goal????????
Yesterday was still a clear offside!
1966 - 46 years ago (old technology) I can imagine how many times these mistakes were done before, that was a final so obviously people talk about that decision only!!
Mark Demicoli
Jun 20th 2012, 11:55
yes sure I've seen that but someone here said that "for once......there's a decision in England's favour" ;)
B. Deguara
Jun 20th 2012, 16:09
Hehe your correct, it happens to everyone, sometimes in favour and sometimes against, the thing is that it's been a long time since it was in our favour ;)
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