Next week's England-Belgium 'friendly' will see the use of goal-line technology. In truth, it is the testing of the technology, as the referee and his officials will not have access to it during the game; nor will it have any bearing on the result/decisions of the game. Looks like it's on its way, though......
Why start a new thread on a subject matter that has been discussed far too many times already on other threads ? Interesting..................
It has been tested many times already. Its just another game they are using and it happens to be a meaningless friendly like the others.
They'd obviously choose a 'meaningless' game - can you imagine they'd test it in the Euro final? The point appears to be that the technology is getting nearer.
Part of the problem with testing it is the occasions it's needed are too infrequent to get results that support it. Vulgar technology pandering to a non-issue.
Hawk-eye is causing a fair bit of controversy in cricket at the moment isn't it? Seems like a big fuss for something that would be useful around 2 times a season. I'm also worried that it would pave the way for further technology use by officials.
It's not too high in the reporting stakes, perhaps it's just not cricket, but it's been recognised for quite some years by quite a few high rankers that it's not as accurate as claimed in cricket. Some top names in tennis have also expressed strong doubt about its use. Football is harder than both of those for technology. I've said before and make no apology for repeating it, there are far more significant issues to address that happen more often, have a bigger impact on the game and are cheaper and easier to address than the goal line issue. What use is goal line technology if the rules were broken to get the ball there in the first place?
