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BBC News - Goal-line technology firms dispute Fifa claims

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I can't see why they won't use tech that won't interrupt the game. This won't require a break to make decisions, it will instantly tell the ref that the ball has crossed the line. Wrong decisions aren't part of "the charm of football."

- Eivind

In some ways they are, but on insofar as we've become used to them. But Sepp Blatter has to realise that they are become less tolerable at the World Cup level. Additionally, While Fifa's desire to keep the game the same at all levels of play (including in your back yard) is admirable, its untenable and ludicrous to expect World Cup match to be played at the same standard as the backyard matches (my experience is that informal games have little to no resemblance to any kind of formal match). Fifia urgently needs to resolve this issue before the next world cup. Additionally, Fifa need to let national soccer/football associations and federations implement this technology at the national level as soon as possible.

- Roberto Bonini

FIFA is killing me, man. They are definitely holding untenable positions on this. Goal line and offside checks (though I can still see the point of keeping offsides to the line judges) are things that could fairly easily and immediately be implemented that would have essentially no effect on the flow of the game. With some proper planning, ref calls that obviate goals could also be improved with tech and have very little effect on the flow of the game.

- Chieze Okoye

FIFA's point of view is this - look at all the people talking about soccer now because of it's problems, they are going with the "any publicity is good publicity" theory. People who have always watched soccer will continue to watch but now they have people who don't give a dam paying attention to the debate. If they implemented the tech there would be no debate and hence no new interest.

- Steve C

Hmmmmm..... Don't think so. Are you saying that we never talk about the other sports that already have this technology? Nope thats not the case. This is mainly old farts like Sepp Blatter that distrust this newfalngled technology.

- Roberto Bonini

I know I for one never talk about tennis or American football. ;)

- Chieze Okoye

Hehe.

- Roberto Bonini

I want this. The only things is it's not just good enough to have it in the finals. All qualifying countries would need this (like Oceania countries). If this happened in a qualifying match and a team missed out on the finals (and the $$$ that cane with it) it's almost as bad as it happening in the finals

- Johnny Worthington

Which is Fifa's point. South Africa just spent billions of dollars building stadiums for the World Cup and Goal line tech would be a very small % of that. I wonder if Fifa actually has done a cost estimate. Their argument would be more credible if they came out and said "We did a cost estimate. It would cost $x per stadium to have done. We will use x number of stadiums for the next world cup. So $x will be needed". Then they can get the sponsors to pony up the cost. F1 timing was/is sponsored by Tag Heuer, for example.

- Roberto Bonini

Roberto, that's a good point - I'd hope that several of the football-ad-buying companies would want to help out with the cost of implementing something. That would at least offset the cost concerns. I fear the larger problem is fear that the tech will change the game in some essential fashion.

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