The off-field action continues to grab headlines at the Women's World Cup in China with New Zealand coach John Herdman caught up in the latest incident.
After using a two-way microphone to keep in contact with his technical staff in the grandstand during the Football Ferns' first-up 5-0 loss to Brazil, Herdman and a number of other coaches have been told "no more" by Fifa officials.
"Fifa has banned the microphones," said Herdman after his team's battling 2-0 loss to world No 6 Denmark in Wuhan on Saturday night. "They said, 'Enough is enough' and banned further use of them, which is a real disappointment for us. I'm not really sure why they have ruled this way but there have been rumours that some coaches have been connected to their players. I would be pretty amazed if that was happening."
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After using a two-way microphone to keep in contact with his technical staff in the grandstand during the Football Ferns' first-up 5-0 loss to Brazil, Herdman and a number of other coaches have been told "no more" by Fifa officials.
"Fifa has banned the microphones," said Herdman after his team's battling 2-0 loss to world No 6 Denmark in Wuhan on Saturday night. "They said, 'Enough is enough' and banned further use of them, which is a real disappointment for us. I'm not really sure why they have ruled this way but there have been rumours that some coaches have been connected to their players. I would be pretty amazed if that was happening."
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