9-15 Aerosol Spray
“To have made a debut in a FIFA World Cup is undoubtedly the most important step we’ve taken together with the approval given us by IFAB (the International FA Board),” the spray’s Argentine inventor and producer Pablo Silva told Reuters.
Silva hopes this referee gadget will be used during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The name of the product is Aerosol 9-15, referring to the 9.15 metres distance for the defensive wall. That’s why some call it the defensive spray.
The spray is biodegradable and disappears in just 45 seconds, so there will be no permanent lines on the field. It’s easy to carry on the waist of the referees. The use of the spray is very common in South-American countries – even the big competitions of Brazil and Argentina and the Libertadores Cup.
It sometimes results in wonderful video’s, like the assistant in the game between Santos and Corinthians in Brazil. He’s going crazy with referee spray, painting circles on the ground.
German referees already announced that they are not willing to use the spray in Europe. “Soon we will be running with a backpack on and measure the distance to the wall with a spring rule”, they say on Goal.com.
Would you like to test
Ved U/21-VM brugte linjedommere spray (!!!) til at hjælpe dommerne selv. En såkaldt ”9,15-spray”. http://t.co/U3lfjsAumh via @dutchreferee
@TwiterTossen @dutchreferee Har de ikke brugt det i Sydamerika i flere år? #dommergadget
@jljorring @dutchreferee Jo, det er meget mere udbredt dernede. Man har netop brugt det i nogle år dér ;).
Fifa keurt spuitbus goed om muur op afstand te zetten. Gaan we dan bij het WK allemaal van deze rare fratsen zien? http://t.co/KuFNFXtObm
RT @janth: Fifa keurt spuitbus goed om muur op afstand te zetten. Gaan we dan bij het WK allemaal van deze rare fratsen zien? http://t.co/K…
German referees already said they don’t want to use the referee spray used at u20 in Turkey now. ” “Soon we will be running with a backpack on and measure the distance to the wall with a spring rule” http://www.dutchreferee.com/?p=2957
First I thought it was an April Fool’s gadget until I realized that it’s July http://t.co/ySjEi51fXQ #RefereeSpray
German referees said they don’t want to use the referee spray used at u20 in Turkey. Would you want to try it? http://t.co/fTqpW4204I
RT @dutchreferee: German referees said they don’t want to use the referee spray used at u20 in Turkey. Would you want to try it? http://t.c…
RT @dutchreferee: German referees said they don’t want to use the referee spray used at u20 in Turkey. Would you want to try it? http://t.c…
@dutchreferee I would, I think spray would really help the taking of a free-kick at all levels.
@dutchreferee Hasn’t really speeded things up from what I’ve seen. Looks rather cumbersome as well.
@dutchreferee Plus leaning over at waist level in front of players is just an invitation for some unneeded ‘banter’
@dutchreferee No thank you- the standard method works very well. No arguing that it works well, but…
RT @dutchreferee: German referees said they don’t want to use the referee spray used at u20 in Turkey. Would you want to try it? http://t.c…
RT @dutchreferee: Commentator about spray: “the referee’s brought his shaving foam with him” (via @bmb_afcb) http://t.co/fTqpW4204I
@dutchreferee @bmb_afcb
What a joke this spray is. Can’t believe they use this.