The big issue of course is "was it a goal or not?". With Goal Line Technology solving all goal issues on SKY today and helping the dear old ref too, life is much easier for the officials, especially if you happen to come from Azerbaijan and have to wear a belt to keep your shorts up.
Poor old Tofik Bakhranov, linesman, was the centre of attention for a few moments in The World Cup Final 1966 and has been the subject of pub quizes ever since. Sep Blatter attended his funeral in Baku recently, when a statue was raised in the linesman's memory.
Was Geoff Hurst's telling strike against the Germans at Wembley in? The lino said "yes" and pointed to the centre spot, with 90,000 Englishmen in the stadium looking on!
Goal Line Technology (known as the Goal Decision System) has been approved by the reliable FIFA in 2012 and stated in the Laws of the Game, that is "may permit its use but not require it". The World Cup 2014 had it and so did the 2015 Women's World Cup and now the Premier League-it works!
There are various schemes:
A German made Goal Control (cameras), Hawkeye (triangulation from cameras) designed in Romsey Hants), The Cairos GLT System with Adidas (Magnetic field and wires under the penalty area, sensors in the ball), GoalMinder (cameras built in the bar and posts), Goal Ref (magnetic sensors in the posts and bar).
So there is plenty of choice, though all are very expensive. They lose the understanding of human judgement as specified by the original laws. When has a ball crossed the line?
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