If you followed me last year, you know how excited I was for the World Cup. This is a major event that happens once every four years, that pins entire countries against each other in a tournament testing their soccer talents.

Something this major should not be handled so poorly.

I can’t even begin to explain how let down I was from this World Cup. Yes, the United States made me proud. I can’t complain about their play. What I can complain about is how poorly these games were refereed.

Soccer is a sport that people immediately associate with game fixing. This World Cup did nothing to diminish that reputation. I can’t even count the amount of questionable calls that were made during this World Cup. These weren’t calls that were small, but calls that changed entire games.

I am not one to complain about referees, but when you have an entire COUNTRY at stake, please do a good job of making sure these games leave no doubt in people’s minds.

In a world where every sport is starting to modernize and cut down on the amount of human error, soccer continues to live in the past. Maybe this is why Americans don’t care about the sport like they do various others. How is one person allowed to manage an entire field? Basketball puts three referees on a court that is a fraction of a soccer field. Yes, you have judges on the sides of the field, but come on…they can’t see these fouls going on.

Come on soccer. Get with the times! At least add a couple more referees on the field. At least let several minds converge on whether or not to make a call.

Two major calls come to mind immediately, Arjen Robben diving in the box earning a penalty that ended Mexico’s World Cup run and Luis Suarez biting Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini leading to a goal one minute later.

These are just ridiculous calls. Arjen Robben being tripped by a ghost should have been picked up by at least one other pair of eyes. The ref made a impulse decision and handed the game to the Netherlands.

Arjen Robben is clearly untouched, but earns a penalty shot eliminating Mexico from the World Cup

Giorgio Chiellini was clearly bitten by Luis Suarez, but the referee didn’t even look when he showed the teeth marks. Why not look?

Giorgio Chiellini shows off his new teeth mark look courtesy of Luis Suarez, but the referee isn’t interested

How about replay, soccer?  This is a sport where one goal can result in a win. This goal is so hard to attain, but referees can pretty much give them away without replay or at least allowing someone else to see a different angle? If any sport needs more eyes and some technology it is this one.

Soccer, if you want to succeed in America…get with the times please…

Until then…I am more than happy with my football, basketball, baseball and hockey…where replay and multiple referees try to allow talent to earn wins instead of questionable penalties.