{"id":1115,"date":"2011-05-03T12:13:40","date_gmt":"2011-05-03T10:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.footballticketsbarcelona.com\/fc-barcelona-news\/?p=1115"},"modified":"2026-10-19T10:18:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T08:18:00","slug":"how-much-technology-does-football-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballticketsbarcelona.com\/fc-barcelona-news\/how-much-technology-does-football-need\/","title":{"rendered":"How much technology does football need?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>IFA president Sepp Blatter<\/strong> last month repeated his pledge to have <strong>goal-line technology <\/strong>in place for the <strong>2014 World Cup<\/strong>.<br \/>\nAnd a report in today\u2019s Daily Mail suggests the world governing body are days away from making a statement about technology in the game with Hawk-Eye in talks with the world governing body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company, who provide a similar service in cricket and in tennis, would use a six-camera system to determine whether the ball has crossed the line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Critics say technology will slow the game down, that the margin for error remains too large and it would mean different rules for different competitions.<br \/>\nHowever, advocates of technology say the price of making a mistake in modern football is just too high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile a new high-tech ball that can also show when the ball is received in an offside position or when it goes out of play for a throw-in or a corner is being developed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So what you do think? Should goal line technology be introduced and should it be extended to other areas of the games?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IFA president Sepp Blatter last month repeated his pledge to have goal-line technology in place for the 2014 World Cup. And a report in today\u2019s Daily Mail suggests the world governing body are days away from making a statement about technology in the game with Hawk-Eye in talks with the world governing body. 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