Franz Beckenbauer: Forget technology, referees must improve

Evening Standard

For Franz Beckenbauer 1966 remains a miscarriage of justice. "That Geoff Hurst shot was not over the line," he says bluntly of England's third goal in extra-time that broke the resolve of the Germans at Wembley.

Had technology been available to the officials 44 years ago, we may not still be talking about the decision of the Russian linesman who said Hurst's effort was over the line.

Fast forward to 2010 and the same thing happened in reverse in Bloemfontein as the Uruguay...