Fifa Rejects Use Of Technology
The International Football Association Board (IFAB) has confirmed that technology will not be introduced into the game.
The Board met at the Home of FIFA in Zurich and voted that goal-line technology would not be pursued – FIFA’s general secretary Jérôme Valcke said: ‘A decision was made not to go with technology. It’s an end to the potential use of technology within football.’
FIFA has been under increasing pressure to use technology in a bid to eliminate mistakes that are highlighted by television replays – the latest being a disallowed goal in Portsmouth’s FA Cup tie with Birmingham when a ball clearly crossed the line.
The IFAB made the decision after watching presentations of two potential systems – Cairos, which uses a chip inserted in a ball, and Hawkeye, that is currently used in tennis and cricket.
The English and Scottish Football Associations had both voted in favour of developing technology.
