At last FIFA has decided to adopt "Goalline Technology", not just one system but two !!! To get this far has taken years, in spite of other systems which have been operational in other sports for a long time.
This technology is limited to the area between the goal posts and the crossbar. The only question to be answered is: "Did the whole of the ball cross the goalline ?".
Michel Platini, the UEFA President is opposed to introducing this technology and would prefer experiments with additional officials. Such experiments will continue in fact.
The opinion of this Blog is that something more comprehensive could have been initiated by FIFA !!! Will this "technology" cover other important incidents which take place on the pitch and which the referee cannot always see properly ? The answer is clearly " NO" !!!
This Blog has already urged the use of Video Replays which one sees regularly on television immediately when there is a "doubtful" incident. The viewer can judge for himself whether the referee's decision was correct !!!
Mr Platini wants officials behind the Goal. However, would it not be better to have two referees on the pitch, one in each half ? This is the system in Ice Hockey, where the puck flies around so quickly and only one referee cannot keep up with the play !!!
Would a second referee have perhaps clearly seen the "Hand of God" incident by Maradonna in the 1986 World Cup match in Brazil ? The new FIFA system does not cover such incidents and the many other flagrant incidents the referee never sees.
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