After Egypt filed an official complaint with FIFA over English referee Howard Webb’s corner to penalty kick switch in the 90th minute against Brazil, the man named Sepp has removed all of the video monitors from the sidelines (aka the 4th Official) in an effort to take away anymore distractions that could lead to questions of “instant replay” use.

Via Gaurdian

The president of world football’s governing body, Sepp Blatter, confirmed the step had been taken after Fifa examined the award of the critical spot-kick in the match between Brazil and Egypt.

“There is no more video use in front of the fourth official on the side of the field,” Blatter said. “So now no one can say there is interference in any decisions on the basis of video.”

The African champions filed a complaint over the manner in which Premier League official Webb arrived at the crucial decision to hand the Brazilians a 90th-minute spot-kick in Bloemfontein. The penalty was awarded for a handball on the line by the Egypt defender Ahmed al-Muhammadi but the decision was given only after the player received treatment for an injury, with Webb initially indicating a corner to Brazil.

Al-Muhammadi was then sent off and Kaka scored the 90th-minute penalty as the defending champions won 4–3, but Egypt claimed the officials referred to video evidence, which is against the rules, to make their decision.

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