Tuesday, September 06, 2011
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Frank Lampard protests after his shot appeared to cross the line
Fifa president Sepp Blatter finally accepted the need for goal line technology after England's defeat by Germany in Bloemfontein in last year's World Cup.Following the news, the Barclays Premier League is keen to introduce goal line technology and wants to be used as a testing ground as early as next season, though the timing may prove too tight.
The Football Association is known to be fully supportive of the introduction of the technology.
A representative of one of the competing firms, asked how much money a system might make, added: "There are something like 87 countries around the world with at least two professional leagues. It's telephone numbers."
In March, the International Football Association Board ruled it would adopt a system, if Fifa's stringent technical standards - which include the referee being notified electronically to a wristwatch within one second - can be met.
Testing earlier this year by EMPA proved unsatisfactory, with Hawk-Eye declining to attend, but potential providers are sure to be encouraged by Fifa's decision to embrace the technology.
England midfielder Frank Lampard's shot in a crucial phase of the game clearly crossed the line but the goal was not given by the match referee or his assistants.
Next year's European Championships in Poland and Ukraine will be the first such tournament to have extra goalmouth assistant referees, extending the system used now in the Europa and Champions League.
The favourites to land the lucrative goal line contract are UK-based Hawk-Eye, Germany-based Cairos, backed by Adidas, and Swiss-based watch-makers Tag-Heuer and Longines.
Blatter has indicated the technology could be ready for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
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