Sepp
Blatter has said goal-line technology will be introduced for the 2016 European
Championship. The FIFA President said that the technical aid has been a
resounding success thus far at the World Cup in Brazil.
Deutsche Welle, 28 June 2014
"I
spoke with the UEFA president, Michel Platini, who said he would introduce it
for the European Championships 2016 in France," said Blatter.
However,
Europe's ruling football body UEFA said that a final decision had not yet been
made.
"The
president has said on the record that UEFA will look at introducing GLT at Euro
2016," UEFA spokesman Pedro Pinto said in an emailed statement. "It
is not a case of snapping his fingers and making it happen. It will be
discussed at the referees committee and then still has to be approved by the
executive committee."
Platini has
been strongly against goal-line technology in his seven years at the helm of
UEFA. However, he said in an interview in December that it could be an option
for the Euros. UEFA currently uses additional referees for competitions
including the European Championship, Champions League and Europa League.
"It
helps the referee and the public and now there is no more discussion about
whether a goal was scored or not scored, and ultimately scoring goals is the
objective of football," said Blatter. "I am sure that professional
leagues will follow.
World Cup
debut
The
technology is making its World Cup debut this year in Brazil. During the group
stage of the tournament, it helped determine a French goal in a game with
Honduras.
Goal-line
technology was approved by FIFA in 2012 and first put to the test at a major
international tournament during last year's Confederations Cup. It has been
used by the English Premier League since last season.
Germany's
Bundesliga rejected adopting the technology several months ago, but a new vote
is expected in the near future.
Blatter
also reiterated his call, made during the recent FIFA congress in Sao Paulo,
that he'd like to "go one step further" and introduce video evidence
to aid referees. He said coaches should be given the opportunity to make two
challenges per half during a game, where play is interrupted. The referee would
determine the situation via a sideline monitor. Blatter said such a policy
would create "a little more justice" in the game.
dr/av (dpa, Reuters, AP)
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