European coaches give thumbs up to extra linesmen
Top European club coaches on Thursday welcomed the experiment with two extra assistant referees in the Champions League this season.
Five officials line up with the Everton and AEK Athens teams before their Europa League match at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north-west England, in September 2009. Top European club coaches on Thursday welcomed the experiment with two extra assistant referees in the Champions League this season.
"The controversial thing was always going to be technical aids but I think (UEFA president) Michel Platini was brilliant on this issue," said Liverpool coach Roy Hodgson after a meeting between 17 elite European coaches at European football's governing body.
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