KOMAN COULIBALY Should Be Fired But Not For Controversial Call
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...If you told me that calling upon the professional termination of a World Cup official for a controversial call is harsh and unreasonable because referees are only human and prone to make mistakes from time to time and that’s just the nature of the game–I’d agree with you.
But Koman Coulibaly, refereeing his first World Cup match, did not make a controversial call. By definition, a “controversy” is “a discussion marked especially by the expression of opposing views.” Here, there appear to be no opposing views about the call. Sports analysts and soccer fans around the globe are united in the view that Coulibaly, for no apparent cause, disallowed a critical U.S. goal that would have given the Americans a 3-2 lead to seal their victory and advancement. So, when spectators worldwide are in agreement that Coulibaly called back a goal for no apparent reason and robbed the U.S. team of its winning goal, you don’t have a controversial call, you have a blatantly bad call, which, in this case, is suspicious at best...
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But Koman Coulibaly, refereeing his first World Cup match, did not make a controversial call. By definition, a “controversy” is “a discussion marked especially by the expression of opposing views.” Here, there appear to be no opposing views about the call. Sports analysts and soccer fans around the globe are united in the view that Coulibaly, for no apparent cause, disallowed a critical U.S. goal that would have given the Americans a 3-2 lead to seal their victory and advancement. So, when spectators worldwide are in agreement that Coulibaly called back a goal for no apparent reason and robbed the U.S. team of its winning goal, you don’t have a controversial call, you have a blatantly bad call, which, in this case, is suspicious at best...
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