"So already in Russia (2018 World Cup), we asked referees to calculate the stoppage time more accurately to be given at the end of each half."
Italy's former leading referee Pierluigi Collina has said he is not in favour of the use of video officials. Collina appeared to come out in favour of video evidence in an interview, but he later clarified his comments.
The Italian will take charge of his last match in the second leg of the Serie A relegation playoff between Bologna and Parma.
Italian Pierluigi Collina will replace Kim Milton Nielsen who was ruled out after picking up a foot injury.
Under Italian Referees Association rules, professional referees must stand down at the age of 45.
A team led by Brazilian Ronaldinho will face a side captained by Andriy Shevchenko in the match to raise money for victims of the Asian tsunami.
The 44-year-old Italian will take charge of the opening Euro 2004 game between Portugal and Greece.
Twelve cameras in each stadium will track 29 points on the body of each player and a sensor inside the match ball will send data to the VAR operations room 500 times a second to allow a highly accurate assessment of when the pass was played.
UEFA's director of communications said Jose Mourinho suggested match officials for the game against Barcelona.
The 42-year-old awarded the last three missed penalties in European Championship finals matches.
'For us, they are referees, they are match officials'
A total of 36 referees, 69 assistant referees and 24 video match officials have been chosen by FIFA for the tournament.
Argentine great Diego Maradona said England perpetrated a "monumental robbery" in their World Cup victory over Colombia and accused referee Mark Geiger of not being up to such a game.
Football idols Zidane and Ronaldo team up in UN Ebola fundraiser.
Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin was among the first to tweet his reaction.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino signalled that he is in favour of introducing video assistant referees (VAR) at next year's World Cup following its success at the Confederations Cup, although he conceded the system needs to be improved.
Video Assistant Referees (VARs) will be making their debut at the World Cup in Russia this month but the technology will not be perfect, FIFA's director of refereeing, Massimo Busacca, warned on Tuesday.
The 43-year-old from the small sub-tropical province of Misiones will become the second referee after compatriot Horacio Elizondo to officiate at both the opening match and final after being picked for Sunday's match between France and Croatia.
The sight of Tunisia defenders wrestling England's Harry Kane to the ground in the penalty area without punishment during Monday's World Cup Group G match has raised more questions about the worth of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR).
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