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No foul called and no exclusion for Burgess in Standard-Union: this is what Belgian referees risk in the event of an error

Jonathan Lardot, technical director of Belgian Arbitration, explains the operating mode, designation and daily analysis work with his field staff.


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By Jean-François Patte

Published on 09/25/2024 at 2:07 p.m.
Reading time: 4 min

LChristian Burgess’ flagrant shirt pull on Soufiane Benjdida last Friday on the Sclessin pitch caused a lot of ink to flow. Despite a relatively positive start to the championship, this foul, which was not caught by Jan Boterberg (on the pitch) and Nicolas Laforge (on the VAR), has rekindled the debate about the level of Belgian refereeing in the Jupiler Pro League. If the Rouches can legitimately feel aggrieved in view of the numerical superiority they could have enjoyed at the end of the match, what about the men in black? What do they risk in the event of lapses, errors of judgment? Is there a performance ranking?



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