Vanishing spray

The so-called kick - Spray is a spray that is used in football in various competitions, to maintain the distance of the wall to protect in a free kick.

Technology

The kick Spray should help the referee here is that the players keep the prescribed distance of 9.15 meters to protect from free-kicks. The referee thus marks the point where the free kick is taken, and the line must not transgress the players in the wall. The time until the foam disappears sprayed on the lawn, is, according to various reports, between 20 seconds and two minutes.

History

The idea is to have come to the amateur footballer Pablo Silva, as a - posted in three meters - wall prevented a hit. The spray was first tested in various American leagues, including the Argentine and Mexican. In 2009, it was also applied in the Copa Sudamericana, two years later at the Copa América. The U-20 World Cup in 2013 was the first global tournament in which the spray was used.

The IFAB decided at its Annual General Meeting in March 2012 that the spray from each Association may be used who requests it.

FIFA took hold of the positive resonances of the referee at the U- 17 and U -20 World Championships in 2013 the decision to use it at the FIFA Club World Cup 2013. In December 2013, the FIFA President Sepp Blatter announced that it will also be used at the World Cup 2014 in Brazil.

Reactions

Positive reactions

According to statistics of the Brazilian Football Federation, the number of free-kicks is since the introduction of the new regime increased, while there has been less yellow cards. Argentine media reports, the spray is a great success. Sepp Blatter also expressed satisfaction with the idea.

Negative reactions

In the Bundesliga, but the spray should not initially be introduced. Lutz Michael Fröhlich expressed in 2011 with the words: "Basically, we must be careful that our referees are not overloaded with technical aids. In the end, they draw concentration of the actual task from to judge game operations and to conduct games with personality. " In the environment of the Club World Cup in 2013 DFL managing director Andreas Rettig reiterated this position again. In the tournament, the spray of players and officials has been criticized for its use delay the execution of the free kicks.