Goal line technology approved by FIFA in Japan

The much debated goal line technology has been approved by FIFA to be used in the FIFA club World cup  to be held in Japan. This will be the first time the technology will be used in an official game of football to avoid the heated argument whether the ball has crossed the line or not. So the era of 'ghost' goals will be a thing of the past, there are so many of this ghost goals given or not given to be remembered ....according to FIFA, two systems, the Hawk-Eye (as used in cricket and tennis) and GoalRef, which uses a microchip in the ball and low magnetic waves around the goal, will be used in Toyota and Yokohama Japan.

The likes of Chelsea FC will be competing in the World club tournament and hopefully Lampard whose goal was wrongly ruled not to have crossed the line in South Africa 2010 (GERMANY VS ENGLAND) will have the technology to his rescue this time around in case he wishes to shoot alike....

The tournament will start on the 9th of December, 2012 (quarter final stage) with the following teams competing; AL-AHLY AFRICA, SANFRECCE - ASIA, CHELSEA- EUROPE, CF MONTERREY-NORTH/CENTRAL AMERICA,AUKLAND CITY -OCEANIA, CORINTHIANS-  SOUTH AMERICA. ULSAN HYUNDAI-ASIA


Hawk -eye and GoalRef how do they work?

Hawk-Eye's system works by using six cameras, focusing on each goal, to track the ball on the pitch.

The system's software then uses "triangulation" to pinpoint the exact location of the ball.

If it crosses the goal-line an encrypted radio signal is sent to the referee's wristwatch to indicate a goal has been scored.

In line with Fifa's requirements, the whole process takes less than a second to complete.

GoalRef uses a microchip implanted in the ball and the use of low magnetic waves around the goal.

The system then detects any change in the magnetic field on or behind the goal-line to determine if a goal has been scored.

The process takes less than one second, with the result electronically relayed to the referee --BBC sport