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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 5217150" data-attributes="member: 1">The whole thing about football, though, is that it doesn't stop for stuff.  That's part of the very core of the game and why millions are spent on players with endurance rather than short bursts of intense energy.  Changing that literally changes the game. The ref should never be expected to explain his decision at the time.  Sure, the media can hound him afterwards and a ref can be removed if they're not consistently competent, but football carries on immediately. In this case - the ref wasn't wrong, but the situation really sucks for the USA and I feel for them.  It feels unfair. But when it comes down to it, he blew the whistle after a foul, and the goal was scored after the whistle was blown.  The goal was scored when the game had been stopped.  Yes, the timing was tight and it was really unfortunate timing for the US (especially when the Slovenians were clearly being asshats), but the rules is the rules, and that's the game we choose to compete in.   99% of the time it works and creates the most popular sport on the entire planet.  1% of the time we get a "Hand of God" or this game.  But pausing for replays?  Allowing players to have a cup of tea and kit-kat mid-game?  That's too much of a game changer.  It's not worth the 1%. There's a reason why it's worked so long.</blockquote>