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The introduction of Video Assistant Referee into soccer at a time divided the footballing World with the majority of stakeholders voicing their preference for the maintaining the status quo. Despite those opinions, FIFA and the regional bodies went ahead with the implementation of VAR, and it has all but come to stay in Soccer.

If you ask me, I still feel VAR I not needed in the sport, as too much technological applications in a sport totally controlled by human decisions from start to finish will reduce the excitement and drama round the sport. I would rather have some controversy surrounding a game from time to time than none at all if you ask me.

Similarly, FIFA's seeming overnight push to host the soccer World Cup for men every two years instead of the Four which it presently operates is yet another example of the governing body proposing a solution when there is no problem in the first pace. Should they proceed with the implementation of this proposal, it would be yet another example of an unnecessary use of decision making power.

Interestingly enough, the apparent need for sports bodies to actively interfere in the daily processes of the various sports they preside over is not new, neither is it synonymous with football. Let us take for instance the IAAF's decision to remove the warning card before disqualifying athletes after a false start. It famously led to Usain Bolt being disqualified at the IAAF 100m World Championships final in 2011.

New Rules Don't Make it Better

Change is inevitable, and sometimes making changes are a necessary part of life. In sports, we have seen the necessary implementation of changes such as the professionalization of the Women's game for instance, which has witnessed a leap in most sports to the extent that they earn comparably with male counterparts such as Tennis. However, it does seem that the more petty the change, the less likely is it to be based on sound decision making.

Take for instance the fact that many decisions regarding professionalizing various sporting disciplines for women are majorly promotional and administrative. However, when a sporting body neglects this role and begins to dive into actual operations of a sport, then something is usually wrong with the focus of such a body.

There are so many other ways to improve on a sport administratively than changing the rules of that sport which people are accustomed to and have come to accept. As I stated previously, change is inevitable but this change must be proven to offer a superior solution to a problem.

Conclusion

Could the introduction of some unpopular decisions by sports bodies be a quest to remain relevant? Whatever the case, there is such a thing as over governance as in an age where decentralization and freedom are the central themes, sporting bodies must be careful not to lose sight of their objectives or risk slipping into chaos.