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22nd July 2010, 23:01
So the World Cup fever is starting to subside and the predictable fallout is about to begin. Englands early exit was a huge disappointment for fans but that somber mood could have been pure bitter anger had the game have swung on Englands second goal which was disallowed by the referee.
After the game, fans meekly tried to insist that the result would have been in their favour had the equalizer been called in, the truth is that the three lions were outdone by a much more confident, clinical German side. Some even saw this as a blessing in disguise, because, had the score remained 2-1 to the Germans with the disallowed England equalizer, the sport as whole would have been brought into disrepute.
Sep Blatter, FIFA president finally conceded two weeks after the game that goal-line technology needed to be implemented to safeguard against similar occurrences in the future and bring football into line with other sports that have used technology successfully for years. Cameras in line with the goal are an obvious option but alternative techniques suggested are a unified communications (http://www.technologybox.co.uk/telephone-systems.html) network amongst the officials facilitating lightning quick negotiations and retain the games natural ebb and flow.
With reference to the exact technology used, Voice Over IP Phone (http://www.technologybox.co.uk/voice-over-IP.html) headsets have been suggested for their ease of use and ability to host multiple conversations at once. This way the referee would have access to instantaneous communications with linesmen. There are the token non-believers that say such technology would slow the game down, but in sports like tennis and rugby which have used visual aids for some time, contentious decisions have been greatly reduced which actually serves to keep the action going.
All it takes is a camera set on the goal-line and an IP Phone (http://www.technologybox.co.uk/telephone-systems.html) system for officials, ease of installation and price is hardly an issue considering the millions of pounds circulating in English football currently. While Blatter has commented that the sport should be kept as true to its roots as possible, his visiosn is that the Premireship should be no different to Sunday league football, but players overblown wages and lavish lifestyles surely undermine this argument.
The sport needs technology and quickly, there are too many incidents of clear goals being disallowed with potentially catastrophic consequences. Football is stuck in the dark ages and technology is the only thing that can drag it out. Let us all pray that Blatter sees sense, at least before the next big tournament.
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After the game, fans meekly tried to insist that the result would have been in their favour had the equalizer been called in, the truth is that the three lions were outdone by a much more confident, clinical German side. Some even saw this as a blessing in disguise, because, had the score remained 2-1 to the Germans with the disallowed England equalizer, the sport as whole would have been brought into disrepute.
Sep Blatter, FIFA president finally conceded two weeks after the game that goal-line technology needed to be implemented to safeguard against similar occurrences in the future and bring football into line with other sports that have used technology successfully for years. Cameras in line with the goal are an obvious option but alternative techniques suggested are a unified communications (http://www.technologybox.co.uk/telephone-systems.html) network amongst the officials facilitating lightning quick negotiations and retain the games natural ebb and flow.
With reference to the exact technology used, Voice Over IP Phone (http://www.technologybox.co.uk/voice-over-IP.html) headsets have been suggested for their ease of use and ability to host multiple conversations at once. This way the referee would have access to instantaneous communications with linesmen. There are the token non-believers that say such technology would slow the game down, but in sports like tennis and rugby which have used visual aids for some time, contentious decisions have been greatly reduced which actually serves to keep the action going.
All it takes is a camera set on the goal-line and an IP Phone (http://www.technologybox.co.uk/telephone-systems.html) system for officials, ease of installation and price is hardly an issue considering the millions of pounds circulating in English football currently. While Blatter has commented that the sport should be kept as true to its roots as possible, his visiosn is that the Premireship should be no different to Sunday league football, but players overblown wages and lavish lifestyles surely undermine this argument.
The sport needs technology and quickly, there are too many incidents of clear goals being disallowed with potentially catastrophic consequences. Football is stuck in the dark ages and technology is the only thing that can drag it out. Let us all pray that Blatter sees sense, at least before the next big tournament.
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