The next football season should see fewer wrong decisions and disallowed goals, as the Premier League plans to use goal-line tech for the first time, the BBC reports.
The tech was trialled at the 2012 Club World Cup, with FIFA being happy with the results. While the Premier League hasn't plumped for one particular kind of technology as yet, it says it's in talks with two providers it refused to name. Hawk-Eye (currently used for tennis) and GoalRef were both used at the Club World Cup, so we could well see either of those installed on the crossbar.
"We're working on the basis of having goal-line technology in place for the start of the season," Premier League spokesperson Dan Johnson said. "All clubs will have to have the system, including those promoted."
Won't that cost a pretty penny? Johnson said they'll choose a system based on price, and how easy it is to install and use. He added that teams won't be able to opt out of using it, but stressed it wouldn't be too expensive for any of the 20 clubs.
The International Football Association Board (IFAB), the body that makes the laws governing the game, is due to meet in Edinburgh today. According to the BBC, the board will be told the first use of the technology was a "resounding success".
Compared to other sports, football has been surprisingly slow to bring in technology to help with decisions. FIFA has announced it'll use goal-line tech in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, but it's about time, considering umpires in tennis and cricket have benefited from tech's helping hand for years now.
Is it about time football started using technology to help with controversial decisions? Or should the beautiful game be left well alone? Let me know what you reckon in the comments, or on our Facebook page.
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Matt Winston. 2 March, 2013 14:20
12 points clear! Anyway, 2 and a half years ago, World Cup, England vs Germany, Frank Lampard clearly scored a goal FFS. I don't mind goal line technology being introduced in the World cup and Premier League.
matty2168 2 March, 2013 22:18
The hawk-eye technology is unbelievably good, whenever I see the graphics it pumps out almost instantaneously it amazes me each time, it's first snooker use was in 2007 which leaves football 5/6 years behind yet this is the UK's most popular spectator sport... ridiculous!
Jonathan Aze 3 March, 2013 10:28
imho goal line tech isn't going to make a lot of difference. Although it will adress the issue of wheather the ball crossed the line or not, 99% of wrong refereeing call are made on other issues. I think so far this season the have been only 2 wrong goal line calls of this nature, but every saturday there's at least one wrong call by the ref where somone's offside and it's not called, or someone dives and gets away with it, or someon'e fouled and it's not noticed. These could all be easily solved if the referees were alowed to see replay. Goal line tech won't stop these and is avoiding the real issue.