NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Europe’s top club coaches are backing UEFA’s decision to use five match officials in the Champions League.
They gave their support Thursday, two weeks before teams such as defending champion Inter Milan, Manchester United and Barcelona play matches for the first time under the experimental system. It will add an extra assistant behind each goal to help referees make decisions.
United coach Alex Ferguson says “it’s better to have three pairs of eyes (in each penalty area) than one pair of eyes,”
UEFA president Michel Platini used the coaches’ meeting to promote the five-official system he devised to help keep video technology out of the game.
