Platini stands firm against technology
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December 12, 2012, Wednesday
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UEFA president Michel Platini stood firm against the use of goal-line technology in Europe even as FIFA tests the Hawk-Eye and GoalRef at the ongoing Club World Cup in Japan.
The Frenchman said goal-line referees, used in various UEFA competitions since 2009, were a cheaper way of determining whether the ball had crossed the line. He said it would cost 50 million euros (US$65 million) to introduce goal-line technology to UEFA's international and club competitions over five years.
"I prefer to give 50 million (euros) to grassroots than goal-line technology for perhaps one or two goals a year," he said.
"If the goal-line referee is one meter from the line and he has good glasses, he can see whether the ball is inside or not."
While fans have called for years for football to embrace goal-line technology to eliminate human error, Platini has repeatedly warned it will lead to technology encroaching into other areas of the game.
The debate came to the fore again at Euro 2012 - where goal-line referees patrolled the sidelines - when Ukraine was denied a goal against England, leading FIFA president Sepp Blatter to call for the new technology. But Platini pointed to an offside infringement in the build-up and questioned where the line on introducing such technology would be drawn.
Asian Football Confederation acting president Zhang Jilong said the AFC would study the use of the technology at the Club World Cup before making a decision.
"This is something new. After the tests during the World Club Championships in Tokyo, we will see whether it can be adopted by all the competitions or not," he said.
The Frenchman said goal-line referees, used in various UEFA competitions since 2009, were a cheaper way of determining whether the ball had crossed the line. He said it would cost 50 million euros (US$65 million) to introduce goal-line technology to UEFA's international and club competitions over five years.
"I prefer to give 50 million (euros) to grassroots than goal-line technology for perhaps one or two goals a year," he said.
"If the goal-line referee is one meter from the line and he has good glasses, he can see whether the ball is inside or not."
While fans have called for years for football to embrace goal-line technology to eliminate human error, Platini has repeatedly warned it will lead to technology encroaching into other areas of the game.
The debate came to the fore again at Euro 2012 - where goal-line referees patrolled the sidelines - when Ukraine was denied a goal against England, leading FIFA president Sepp Blatter to call for the new technology. But Platini pointed to an offside infringement in the build-up and questioned where the line on introducing such technology would be drawn.
Asian Football Confederation acting president Zhang Jilong said the AFC would study the use of the technology at the Club World Cup before making a decision.
"This is something new. After the tests during the World Club Championships in Tokyo, we will see whether it can be adopted by all the competitions or not," he said.
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