Matt Posted 5 July 2012 Posted 5 July 2012 SSN Breaking News. Premier League; We welcome today's decision and will introduce goal-line technology as soon as practially possible. (Possibly during this season but realistically next season) FIFA Approve Use of Goal-Line Technology. FIFA intend to use goal-line technology at Club World Cup in December & 2014 World Cup. (Reuters) - Goal-line technology to confirm whether or not a goal has been scored and the employment of an extra linesman behind each goal was approved by world soccer's rule makers on Thursday The International Football Association Board (IFAB) approved the use of two different technology systems which FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke said would be used at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. "We have decided to use the system at the Club World Cup in Tokyo (in December), at the Confederations Cup (in 2013) and the 2014 World Cup," Valcke told reporters. Five-man refereeing teams, featuring an extra linesman behind each goal-line in addition to the two on the touchlines, have been used on an experimental basis recently in several competitions including the Champions League and Euro 2012. Pioneered by UEFA, the system was credited at Euro 2012 with reducing the amount of pushing in the penalty area as well as cutting down on players attempting to win penalties by diving. "This is a long-lasting decision and will resonate around the world," said Patrick Nelson, an IFAB member from Northern Ireland. "We look forward to its implementation over the years." Goal-line technology will be used in incidents where it is impossible for match officials to determine with the naked eye whether the ball has crossed the goal line. These would include cases where it bounces down off the underside of the crossbar and is cleared away by a defender. Pressure has been growing on soccer's governing body following a series of high-profile incidents over the years where teams have not been awarded goals even though the ball has clearly crossed the line. The most prominent was at the 2010 World Cup when Frank Lampard's infamous phantom goal for England against Germany in the 2010 World Cup finals was disallowed when it was clearly over the line. Germany, leading 2-1 at the time, went on to win 4-1. The systems approved are Hawk-Eye, which is used in tennis and cricket and is based on optical recognition with cameras, and GoalRef, which uses a magnetic field with a special ball to identify a goal.
Corky Posted 5 July 2012 Posted 5 July 2012 As long as it's the only form of technology being introduced I'm ok with it. I fear it won't be though.
Fox92 Posted 5 July 2012 Posted 5 July 2012 Don't personally care either way. I've always said it was a human decision, and regardless of what happens, accept it. I mean, where is the line drawn? What if a player dives to win a set piece which is then scored? That's just as bad as not allowing a goal that's gone in. If it does take "a second" to inform the referee then ok, but I don't want it slowing down the game even more than it is. Pretty sure that someone will want everything watching one day. Just hope it doesn't become stop, start, it's bad enough now. Also, the reporter on SSN said it would be used in the FA Cup but only after the quater finals. That's not fair! What about if a team has a goal not allowed, which should have counted, and then loose by one goal?
Guest MattP Posted 5 July 2012 Posted 5 July 2012 As long as it's the only form of technology being introduced I'm ok with it. I fear it won't be though. x2 Can see the cries of "If we have it for goals why don't we have for penalties?" already.
I am Rod Hull Posted 5 July 2012 Posted 5 July 2012 1 or 2 wrong calls a year and we crave this?, what about the dozens of offside goals we see a season? Reactionary crap.....
Guest Bilo Posted 5 July 2012 Posted 5 July 2012 About time, but it really should have been introduced after WC2010 and Lampardgate, the most embarrassing faux pas I've ever seen in international football.
ADK Posted 5 July 2012 Posted 5 July 2012 I don't see the problem in introducing technology to sports. It isnt replacing the referee it's simply giving the referee a better chance at doing his job.
Libertine Dream Posted 5 July 2012 Posted 5 July 2012 The problem will be when a goal is rightly given because it has crossed the line but the player was offside. At that point more technology will be called for and the game just becomes crap. I wasnt alive but I imagine in the 70s and 80s, nobody cared that much and the game was none the worse for it. Nowadays every camera angle is analyzed to death, which has created this situation
ADK Posted 5 July 2012 Posted 5 July 2012 Don't see why the game becomes crap if technology is used. How many times average is there a non clear cut goal to award or disallow for any reason in a match?
davieG Posted 6 July 2012 Posted 6 July 2012 The problem will be when a goal is rightly given because it has crossed the line but the player was offside. At that point more technology will be called for and the game just becomes crap. I wasnt alive but I imagine in the 70s and 80s, nobody cared that much and the game was none the worse for it. Nowadays every camera angle is analyzed to death, which has created this situation The West Germans seem to care quite a bit after the1966 WC final, besides the technology wasn't available, as well developed or proven in the 70s & 80s.
MrSpaM Posted 6 July 2012 Posted 6 July 2012 Approved for what though? all the leagues? just the prem? just the next world cup?!? Answers!
Daggers Posted 6 July 2012 Posted 6 July 2012 About time, but it really should have been introduced after WC2010 and Lampardgate, the most embarrassing faux pas I've ever seen in international football. Which was precisely what motivated FIFA into adopting it...according to SB today
Guest Bilo Posted 6 July 2012 Posted 6 July 2012 Which was precisely what motivated FIFA into adopting it...according to SB today Nothing to do with England benefiting from a similar faux pas then..... I believe literally nothing from Blatter's mouth.
davieG Posted 6 July 2012 Posted 6 July 2012 Approved for what though? all the leagues? just the prem? just the next world cup?!? Answers! Probably more levels than currently get 5 officials, GL technology will get cheaper and better so there's chance that it'll reach quite a low level eventually, 5 officials will get more expensive, will not improve one iota and will never reach a lower level always assuming you can find enough people to do the job.
Webbo Posted 6 July 2012 Posted 6 July 2012 According to the news this morning it should be being used in the Premier by the second half of this season.
Jimothy Posted 6 July 2012 Posted 6 July 2012 According to the news this morning it should be being used in the Premier by the second half of this season. Don't like the idea of it starting halfway through. It's meant to take away controversy, this way a team could argue they have gone down due to a poor call in the first half of the season whilst another team survived thanks to GLT being used in the second half of the season. Should be from the start or it has to wait until next season.
foxfanazer Posted 6 July 2012 Posted 6 July 2012 Approved for what though? all the leagues? just the prem? just the next world cup?!? Answers! I have no idea. Unless its just because it's more publicised but doesn't these situations seem to happen in more high profile games
act smiley Posted 9 July 2012 Posted 9 July 2012 Also, the reporter on SSN said it would be used in the FA Cup but only after the quater finals. That's not fair! What about if a team has a goal not allowed, which should have counted, and then loose by one goal? Because its one thing to fit it to Wembley, its another to fit to every single one of the 700-ish clubs in the FA Cup. If some village team go on a run to the 3rd round, get Liverpool at home, so play without the system and suffer for that, while Manchester Utd draw some small team at home and it gets used for a decision, when do you think the whining would stop? 20 years, 30 years, ever? Which would only lead to effectively banning non-league sides without the money for the system from ever having a home game in the Cup past the first round. Very smart move by the FA from my point of view, I'm sure they'll have the guys behind the goals for the earlier rounds and it'll prove adequate.
Corky Posted 9 July 2012 Posted 9 July 2012 Don't like the idea of it starting halfway through. It's meant to take away controversy, this way a team could argue they have gone down due to a poor call in the first half of the season whilst another team survived thanks to GLT being used in the second half of the season. Should be from the start or it has to wait until next season. This. You cannot bring in something like this halfway through a season,
ADK Posted 9 July 2012 Posted 9 July 2012 I don't really see why its a problem, the rules of the game are fundamentally the same.
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