English soccer’s Premier League is set to bow to the inevitable – and use goal-line technology to finally resolve the age-old question; did the ball cross the line?
It has confirmed it is to test the Hawk-Eye system – already extensively used in tennis and cricket – with successful trials likely to see it ushered in as an official tool of match officials.
Paul Hawkins, who developed Hawk-Eye, told the BBC: “We have a contract with the Premier League to develop a system. It is purely for the referees and not for television.
“The process is to be evaluated firstly by the Premier League and then FIFA.”
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