Instead, he has repeatedly argued that football must retain its "human face" and claimed that debate over contentious decisions adds to the game. Other Fifa executives in the meeting included Michel Platini, the Uefa president who has championed the alternative solution of extra officials behind each goal that was trialled in the Europa League last year, and Fifa's vice-president Julio Grondona.īlatter, who appeared to be wavering on the topic in the debate that followed Thierry Henry's handball for France against the Republic of Ireland has since come out firmly against it. Both men have now left their roles.īut it was opposed by Northern Ireland, Wales and the Fifa president, Sepp Blatter. Trials of goal-line technology were proposed in March by Gordon Smith of the Scottish Football Association, who was backed by the former English FA chief executive Ian Watmore.
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The eight votes around the board table are made up of the Football Associations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland plus four seats that represent the other 204 members of Fifa. And having already ruled out experimenting with rival systems developed by Adidas and Hawk-Eye this March by a margin of 6-2, it is unlikely to be on the agenda. That is when the International Football Association Board will meet in Newport. Follow the Guardian's Fans' Network nowīut despite the growing clamour from players, coaches and some officials for Fifa to re-examine the case for goal-line technology, it is understood it will not be considered again until at least next March.The latest team-by-team news, features and more.Stats centre: Get the lowdown on every player.
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