Is this a joke?

@vuvuzelafox: So that's the reason they avoided the census like the plague.

Sadly I still won't buy any apps because I'm such a stickler for cash.

@Nitesh Singh: Yes, they do.

@Dys: I have a simple question for you: if the center ref had a better view, then why did he call a non-existent foul?

@thereefer: I am a referee, I don't need you to teach me Law XI, I'm perfectly aware of how it reads.

Good call FIFA! First, you put no responsibility on the referee to report who made the foul in question (even in games with 10 year-olds this is normally a standard requirement).

@neutiquam: Do not put words in my mouth. I do not "rely purely on [my] ARs to call fouls inside the penalty area." I do rely on my ARs when I don't have a good view. That's how you ref, as a team. You don't just call back a game changing goal if you might think there was a foul. You or your AR had better be damn sure.

@neutiquam: I am a soccer referee, I don't need you to explain to me how the system works.

@Arggh! there goes a...snake a snake!: Not quite. It's more that he had no effect on the play. Of course, had he touched the ball, he would have had an effect on the play, thus the offside call would have been warranted.

@neutiquam: You know what looks even more unprofessional? Calling a non-existent foul and ruining a game for a nation.

@thereefer: Wrong. Bradley wasn't even involved in the play, so his offside position doesn't even matter. Also, Bradley's defender did a perfectly fine job of keeping him onside what with the hugging and all.

@samuelsamm: It is impossible to "take back" a foul. Every decision made on the field is final.

@chauncy that billups: That article is wrong. The call was made on Edu, for what though, no one knows.

@ninjamurf: No, I've never refereed with a headset. You are right though, they're supposed to be used to communicate with the ARs, just like you described. Even without the headset though, the ref should have enough confidence and trust in his AR to make that call and signal any infraction with his flag (that's why …

@Dys: There IS another ref. See that guy on the sidelines with the flag? We call him the AR (assistant referee). This ref should have let the AR make the call. Unfortunately a lot of referees try and ref matches all by themselves and forget about the ARs.

@DeathcomFour: I wholeheartedly agree.

@Arggh! there goes a...snake a snake!: I'm not saying it has to be a direct pass to an offside player. However, according to Law XI, "If a player is in an offside position when the ball is touched or played by a teammate, he may not become actively involved in play." So the question becomes: was Bradley actively…

As a ref, have some opinions on Coulibaly's performance...

@Arggh! there goes a...snake a snake!: I have been a referee for five years, trust me, I know the laws of the game. You must be involved in the play for a penalty to be called.