Everyone that watched Sunday’s World Cup match between England and Germany on TV saw that Frank Lampard scored a goal — everyone except the referee, and thus England was denied the goal.

That call, together with another bad call later that day when the referee missed a clear offside when Argentina took the lead against Mexico, spurred a heated debate about using technology to aid the refs in football games.

FIFA, the authority that regulates the World Cup tournament, was until now quite adamant about keeping technology out of the football field. Now, its president Sepp Blatter claims it will reconsider the option. “Naturally we will take on board again the discussion about technology. Something has to be changed,” Blatter said.

A solution that’s often touted by those in support of technological aid allows refs to see video reviews of questionable situations. Those who are against said aid claim that it would be hard to implement in all leagues and tournaments, and that using video technology would disrupt the game too much.

What do you think: Should FIFA finally let video technology help football refs make their decisions?

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If we could sum up this past week’s top Twitter trends in one word, it would be: Sport.

The 2010 World Cup continues to dominate the planet’s Twitter streams as contenders are knocked out of the tournament one-by-one, and the NBA Finals came in at number two following the L.A. Lakers’ victory over the Boston Celtics. A bit further down in the trends, the world’s longest Tennis match had tweeters riled up at the thought of an 11 hour rivalry that ultimately went to U.S. player John Isner.

As always, our partners in data at What The Trend have provided the complete chart below. Because this is a topical list, hashtag memes and games have been omitted from the chart.

You can check past Twitter trends in our Top Twitter Topics section as well as read more about this past week’s trends on What The Trend.

Top Twitter Trends This Week: 6/19 – 6/25

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It’s another round of World Cup Twitter trends, and we’re seeing some interesting stats on how fans are tweeting about their favorite teams, players, and arch rivals.

Similarly to last week’s stats, all of the national teams trended at some point in the past seven days, and 74 players hit Twitter’s top 10. And while some coaches and managers were trending last week, this is the first time that several referees were singled out, mostly with ire from fans over unfavorable calls.

We’ve also seen more Twitter action around certain World Cup groups where the matches have been more competitive. And interestingly, some of the most-tweeted teams are not the best ones. Often, they’re teams that have been eliminated from competition, followed by waves of disappointed tweets from heartbroken fans.

Below is the breakdown of the most-tweeted teams and players this week, graciously compiled by Liz Pullen of What The Trend.

Remember, these rankings are not about team and player abilities, but reflect an aggregation of hotly discussed topics related to them.

Most-Tweeted World Cup Teams

Most-Tweeted World Cup Players

Need more social media World Cup coverage? Of course you do! Head on over to Mashable’s World Cup headquarters, where you’ll find real-time data on match scores, social mentions, and links to all our previous news and features.

More World Cup resources from Mashable:

- World Cup 2010: Mashable’s Complete Coverage
- The World Cup’s Social Media Evolution
- 5 Free Must-Have World Cup Android Apps
- HOW TO: Follow the 2010 World Cup on Twitter
- Top 6 Free World Cup iPhone Apps

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