Football’s world governing body FIFA has
agreed to allow the introduction of goal-line technology at a meeting
of the sport’s executives on Thursday.
The technology will be used at the Club
World Cup in Tokyo in December, the Confederation Cup in 2013 and also
the World Cup in 2014.
The decision by the International
Football Association Board — custodians of the game’s laws — followed a
vote at the Zurich headquarters of FIFA, the international association
of football federations.
It means footballing authorities around
the world can introduce the technology into their competitions, using
either the Hawk-Eye or Goal Ref systems that have been undergoing tests.
The English Premier League, the world’s richest football league, welcomed IFAB’s decision.
“The Premier League has been a long-term advocate of goal line technology,” the EPL said in a statement.
“We will engage in discussions with both
Hawk-Eye and Goal Ref in the near future with a view to introducing
goal-line technology as soon as is practically possible.”
The development comes after FIFA
president Sepp Blatter lent his weight to calls for the technology to be
introduced after Ukraine was denied an apparent goal against England in
the recent Euro 2012 championships, losing 1-0.
“After last night’s match is no longer an alternative, but a necessity,” Blatter Tweeted.
Replays showed that Marko Devic’s shot
in the 62nd minute had crossed the goal line before being cleared by
England defender John Terry.
FA general secretary Alex Horne told a news conference in Zurich it was “a hugely important day” for football.
“This is about having the right technology helping the referee in a relatively rare occurrence – the scoring of a goal.”
“It may be December until the technology is absolutely finally approved and installed in” he said at a press conference in Zurich. “Priority is given to the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan.
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The Premier League need to talk to the two [technology providers] and the clubs. My understanding is that clubs are supportive and, in principle, as long as all clubs agree it could be introduced part-way through the season, it could be before the start of 2013-14 season, it could be part way through.
“It might be that it is possible to have it part way through the [2012-13] season. If all 20 clubs agree a switch-on weekend I don’t think anyone is disadvantaged.”
-BBC
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