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Let’s Hope UEFA’s Approval Of Goal-Line Technology Is A Trendsetter For Other Sports Leagues

Had goalline technology been used at the last World Cup, Frank Lampard's strike against Germany in the last 16 would have stood. (Image vai Live.production.tv)

A topic that has been debated on many occasions; should we introduce goal-line technology to the beautiful game of football? (or soccer as some may be more familiar with)

As technology in sports continues to improve, and with the incredible capabilities it now offers, many worry that it will do more harm than good to the game of football.

Before FIFA finally gave Goal-Line Tech the go-ahead back in 2012, former president Sepp Blatter felt that the use of technology in football would hinder the human aspect of the game; the controversy and the conversations, the emotion and the energy, the tension and the turbulence.