Former soccer player Pele said on Monday that FIFA should field a match official behind each goal to assist the referee at the World Cup, in order to avoid scandals like Diego Maradona's infamous handball at the 1986 tournament.

Pele was in favor of five match officials being used in each game at the World Cup in South Africa from June 11, but he was opposed to the introduction of video replays as he said stopping play to review a potential foul could impede a possible counterattack.

UEFA introduced the experiment of using five match officials in the Europa League this season.