When, the world over, people are using better technology in all walks of life, why is football not accepting it? It is difficult to see reason here. While at the same time games such as hockey and cricket wholeheartedly embraced technology and seem to be benefiting, the refusal of people to embrace technology in football is baffling.
The International Football Association Board has ruled out the use of goal-line technology and video replays. “The door is closed. The decision was not to use technology at all,” said Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke.
The decision was reached after watching presentations of two systems, Cairos - a chip inserted in a ball, and Hawk-Eye - used in tennis and cricket.
The Football Association and Scottish Football Association had both voted in favour of further experiments.
FA chief executive Ian Watmore was outvoted after the Irish FA and Welsh FA voted in line with Fifa.
“In the end it came down to a difference of opinion about whether you believe the future of football involves technology or not,” said Watmore.
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