Swedish Jonas Eriksson is clearly not after the money, considering the bank account he already has as compared to the other referees in the tournament. Yahoo News said that this was a good decision indeed considering the proliferation of match-fixing and bribery probes that has been grabbing the headlines all over the world.
Cofounder Steve Beck of consulting firm cg42 told the Washington Post that more people are opting to find ways on how to watch streaming video of sports games legally as oppose to paying for cable subscription.
According to FIFA's referee chief Massimo Busacca, referee Yuichi Nishimura made the right call to award Brazil a penalty kick as there was minimal contact between Brazilian player Fred and Croatian Dejan Lovren.
According to FIFA vice president Jeffrey Webb, the global soccer body needs to emulate the National Basketball Association in its implementation of measures to effectively stamp or at least curb racism and discrimination in football.
