Zico, FIFA’s star guest on Maracana’s 64th anniversary

He’s the best scorer in the history of Rio’s Maracana’s stadium, with 333 goals in 435 matches played. Zico, former midfielder of Flamengo, was invited to FIFA’s daily press conference on the 64th anniversary of the legendary stadium. Duration: 01:01

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almost 3 years ago

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Sports

People

Sepp Blatter, Frank Lampard, Karim Benzema, Delia Fischer, Noel Valladares

Places

France, Brazil, Germany, Honduras, United Kingdom, Rio De Janeiro, Porto Alegre

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SHOTLIST: RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL, JUNE 16, 2014, SOURCE: AFPTV -VAR of press conference SOUNDBITE 1 – Zico, former player of the selecao and Flamengo (man, Portuguese, 11 sec): “For me there isn’t an old and new Maracana. For me it’s always Maracana, even though today it is more comfortable, safer, calmer and prettier as it always was.” SOUNDBITE 2- Zico, former player of the selecao and Flamengo (man, Portuguese, 36 sec): “One of the best images in my life was in 1963 when I saw an important match between “Fla/Flu” (Flamengo / Fluminense). There were a record number of people in Maracana for a match between teams, with 170,000 paid admissions. When we arrived at the Maracana, we got of the elevator of the sixth floor, I have a colorful image of all the red, black, green and white, it was a fantastic thing, I never forgot it.” /// ----------------------------- Football: Goal-line technology tweak after France-Honduras confusion RIO DE JANEIRO, June 16, 2014 (AFP) - World Cup chiefs said Monday they will modify the way decisions made by goal-line technology are communicated to fans after confusion during France's 3-0 victory over Honduras. Sunday's Group E game in Porto Alegre made history after the system awarded a goal for the first time ever in international football. The drama erupted three minutes after half-time when France striker Karim Benzema thumped a volley against the inside of a post. The ball flew back across the face of goal before hitting Honduras goalkeeper Noel Valladares and then rebounding into the goal. Valladares tried to scoop the ball to safety, but Brazilian referee Sandro Ricci awarded the goal -- classed as an own-goal -- after receiving an instant signal that the ball had crossed the line. However Honduras officials reacted angrily after screens displaying the computer-generated animation of the incident flashed mixed messages. A "No Goal" message was flashed up for Benzema's initial shot which hit the post, followed by a "Goal" message for the own goal by Valladares. FIFA spokeswoman Delia Fischer said the "unique" nature of the incident -- the ball striking a post and rebounding into the Honduran goalkeeper -- had caused the confusion. "Yesterday's situation was quite unique," she said, because it had triggered two animations. "We are working to make it more clear. We will modify so you just see the 'goal' decision," Fischer said. "There were no mistakes yesterday. It all worked as planned. However we are working to modify it to make much clearer for fans inside the stadiums." Goal-line technology is being used for the first time at the 2014 World Cup following a U-turn by FIFA President Sepp Blatter. It followed the notorious incident at the 2010 finals when England midfielder Frank Lampard had a valid goal disallowed against Germany despite replays showing the ball had crossed the line by several inches. rcw/dj