China drafts in foreign refs to halt disputes
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The Chinese Football Association said yesterday it will bring in foreign referees to officiate selected Chinese Super League games starting this weekend and later introduce the use of video replay in response to recent pitch controversies.
Swedish referee Jonas Eriksson will oversee tomorrow鈥檚 game between Tianjin Quanjian and Shandong Luneng, accompanied by another two Swedish assistants, the CFA said on its website.
French referee Tony Chapron will officiate a Sunday game between Shanghai Greenland Shenhua and Tianjin Teda.
The CFA will invite 鈥渉igh-level European and American鈥 referee teams to judge key matches to 鈥渉elp finish the league smoothly,鈥 the statement said.
The league also will bring in additional video referees on a trial basis near the close of the current season next month and will officially introduce the practice next year, it added.
Chinese football has a history of controversy involving referees and in 2009 launched a high-profile crackdown on match-fixing and other corruption in the sport that led to dozens of arrests and prison sentences.
The two Tianjin clubs triggered an FA investigation after relegation-threatened Teda stunned Fabio Cannavaro鈥檚 heavily favored Quanjian 4-1 last month.
Four match officials were beaten up after a second-tier league match in July after the referee ordered extra injury time and a debatable penalty that turned the game into a draw.
CFA vice president Zhang Jian had admitted in August that 鈥渢here were rather big controversies with the referees鈥 decisions in some games鈥.
Foreign officials have previously been employed in the past but that was stopped beginning last year in a bid to cultivate the league鈥檚 own domestic refereeing corps.
However, the latest CFA statement indicated a reversal of that plan.
鈥淭o improve the abilities of referees is a main part of the Chinese FA鈥檚 job. Inviting high-level foreign referees will help further improve referee accuracy in key matches and provide domestic referees with opportunities for learning and exchange,鈥 it said.
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