Babalola Oluwatomiwa
Social Member
European Fooball governing body, UEFA have hinted that the 'Goalline technology' will be employed at the 2016 Euro championship, and also be introduced in the knockout stages of the Champions League from next season.
This decision was reached by the executive committee of European football's governing body on Friday to reduce the instances of goals being wrongly disallowed at major tournaments remain the main reason the decision swung to favour the technology.
Both the Germany-based Goal Control system - which was used at the 2014 World Cup - and Britain's Hawkeye are widely used by European leagues.
The use of goalline technology has long been a contentious topic among Uefa executives.
President Michel Platini, who is currently suspended, was a vocal opponent for many years, but subsequently softened his stance toallow a review of its potential use at Euro 2016.
England have been involved in two high-profile instances of goals being disallowed at recent major finals.
Frank Lampard was denied a goal in the last-16 clash with Germany at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, while co-hosts Ukraine had an equalising goal disallowed in the group stage match against England at Euro 2012.
Should the goalline technology be fully integrated into the football confraternity knowing fully well that it could be manipulated by human beings who are behind the scene?
This decision was reached by the executive committee of European football's governing body on Friday to reduce the instances of goals being wrongly disallowed at major tournaments remain the main reason the decision swung to favour the technology.
Both the Germany-based Goal Control system - which was used at the 2014 World Cup - and Britain's Hawkeye are widely used by European leagues.
The use of goalline technology has long been a contentious topic among Uefa executives.
President Michel Platini, who is currently suspended, was a vocal opponent for many years, but subsequently softened his stance toallow a review of its potential use at Euro 2016.
England have been involved in two high-profile instances of goals being disallowed at recent major finals.
Frank Lampard was denied a goal in the last-16 clash with Germany at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, while co-hosts Ukraine had an equalising goal disallowed in the group stage match against England at Euro 2012.
Should the goalline technology be fully integrated into the football confraternity knowing fully well that it could be manipulated by human beings who are behind the scene?