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Goalline technology delayed until 2011

Source: The Guardian

Oct 30, 2009

Summary

• Law-makers say trials must wait till March 2011 meeting
• Use of extra assistants in Europa League means delay

Despite the comments this month from the Fifa president, Sepp Blatter, that he wished to explore goalline technology again, the International Football Association Board – which presides over the sport's laws – last week decided the prospect was closed until their March 2011 AGM, which will be held in Wales.

The home nations make up half of Ifab's eight members, with the other four nominated by Fifa. A two-thirds majority is required to pass rulings. It was decided at their meeting to wait until at least the close of the Europa League's current experiment, in which Uefa has placed an extra assistant at each end, patrolling the goalline.

On 4 October Fiorentina's Alberto Gilardino scored a controversial "phantom goal" against Lazio in Serie A, which was disallowed after the referee and his assistant failed to see it had crossed the line. This prompted Blatter to say: "We still haven't found anything which settles the problem. Now the inventor of Hawk-Eye

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