FIFA Finally Agree To Test Goal-Line Technology
By Chris Wright
FIFA have announced that they plan to conduct tests into ten different proposals for goal-line technology systems which, if successful, should be implemented when the IFAB (essentially football’s law-makers) meet again in March of this year.
Zurich-based FIFA will allow Zurich-based research institution EMPA to conduct the tests on their behalf, with experiments due to start on February 7th and run through to the 13th.
From the PA’s news wire:
“Each system will have to demonstrate they meet the criteria of being 100% accurate, and can also relay the decision automatically to referees within a second.
“The results of EMPA’s experiments will then be announced at the meeting of the International FA Board meeting at Celtic Manor, near Newport, Wales on March 5th.”
About. Sodding. Time.
With FIFA’s sub-glacial rate of progression in mind, you can probably expect to see goal-line technology wash up on the Premier League’s shores around about the time that the second ice age descends upon the Earth.
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When Lampard’s goal against Germany was disallowed, that was the turning point for me. The quality of refereeing has dwindled to worse than mediocre and perfectly good goals are being disallowed because of their inability to do their jobs. Its 2011, there is technology all around us and its time the game implements efficient goal-line technology.
agreed, a number of less knowledgeable fans would point to the final score and tack one on for england, but in reality, tying the game up would’ve changed the way the game was being played completely.
When you look at just about every other sport, instant replay is common at this point. There should be a video ref on the sidelines with a connection to the field prat giving him the correct calls, whether it’s balls over the line or fouls that the ref refuses to see (USA v Slovenia – we didn’t even need a free kick, we scored the f-ing game winning goal). The time for playstation football is nigh!
The olympics have been using instant replay since the ’60s, Little League baseball started last year, and in 2014 it will finally expand to soccer, hopefully…
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be careful what you wish for…http://www.runofplay.com/2010/04/15/technology-and-justice/
http://thefootyroom.blogspot.com/2011/02/should-goal-line-technology-be.html
Good article on the same topic