U.S. boss Klinsmann calls replay technology 'overdue'

U.S. men's national team manager Jurgen Klinsmann says referees ought to adopt video replay as part of their arsenal of decision-making tools for the betterment of the game and the fairness of each major call.

The German tactician weighed in during a month when Major League Soccer referees have been criticized for game-changing decisions that were revealed as incorrect upon review - and could have been avoided with replay.

"The last thing you want to see is that a game is decided by referee mistakes," Klinsmann said, according to ESPN FC's Doug McIntyre. "Referees are trying their best. They're humans, and mistakes happen. But we are at a time (now) where technology is just outstanding."

He added, "Video technology is overdue in important decisions on the soccer field. It has to be part of the game in the future."

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Klinsmann said replay could be implemented as quickly as goal-line technology, which went from an idea to a reality across various leagues and tournaments in under five years.

He also suggested that using video replay doesn't necessarily have to take ages; decisions could be made quickly on the field.

"Not only goal-line technology that finally was used at the last World Cup - it was overdue for 20 years - now we're at (a) time where we can stop real quick, you have (someone) on the sideline looking at it real quick, was it inside the box was it outside? Was it a red card, was it not a red card? Was it a penalty or not?

"Just take those 10 seconds and decide that, and not leave it up to the human decision that in that moment maybe saw the wrong way."