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THE DEBATE OVER goal-line technology in football could soon come to an end as the sport’s most important people meet today at FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland.
Last month, the International Football Association Board approved goal-line technology in principle in March and tested two different systems of determining whether or not a ball has crossed the line.
At Euro 2012, a huge mistake by referees in the England-Ukraine match made it clear goal-line technology is necessary at soccer’s highest level.
Today, a vote will determine whether one or both of the systems will be put into practice, or if the sport will continue to rely on referees to determine goals. FIFA gets four votes, and the national associations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each get one vote, with a two-thirds majority needed to approve any changes.
The technology up for consideration is already widely used in other sports and has proven to be a quick and effective. The first is Hawk-Eye, which is the same instant-replay technology used in three of the four Grand Slams of tennis.
The second system is GoalRef, which uses a microchip inside of the ball and a magnetic field set up around the goal to send a signal to the referee whenever a goal is scored. The system has already been approved for use in team handball, and gives an immediate response to the referee, meaning there would be no stoppage of play whatsoever.
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Would you be happy to see it introduced?
Outrageously misleading headline. Hodgson didn’t say what it suggests he said at all.
The journal is turning into a sun/star styled mashup. where did it all go wrong?
Suarez was brilliant in the last World Cup and in the Copa America. He should be alright in this one too.
Especially his fingertip save ….
headline misleasding, uruguay have a good squad though I disagree with woy there..cavani, gaston ramirez, godin and gimenez the two athletico defenders and christian rodriguez who have just won la liga and are in the champions league final and diego forlan is still a great finisher even with his age, they have quality in attack and defence.. personally i think england wont have the quality to beat them
You’re dead right Paddy. You didn’t even mention Walter Gargano or Edigo Arevalo Ríos in midfield or Maxi Peirera, Martín Cáceres or Alvaro Peirera on the flanks. Uruguay will be very difficult to beat and will play in a style very similar to Atletico. At 25/1 to win the World Cup they’re a decent outside bet.
Only RVP scored as many goals as Suarez in World Cup qualifiers, and there are no easy matches in South American qualifying.
Fancy Suarez to score against England.
He could have a point ! How will he cope with more then one game in a week ???
I’m guessing he ingested something psychedelic earlier in the day and followed up that observation with “….
and I think danny welbeck will win the golden boot”
Roy didnt preform well with any club wheather managing england or liverpool. So speaching against the talent of a player that could do serious damage to him and england is very wrong!
At least Roy can spell…….
silly comment willie
If anything id say Suarez will have England in his sights.
Roy on the other hand is a poor manager with a limited squad, especially up front.
Roy needs a copy of mind games for dummies. He should know Suarez is world class and that he won’t be affected by anything the england manager says. Might work with Ballotelli however
U fool roy, wud u say the same id it was messi r ronaldo, time will spell then end of u
Gobbledygook
I’d say Roy might struggle more than him at at the world cup