Get Hawk Eye’ chorus builds to crescendo
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at Red Hill township near Simonstown, and she agreed.
His talent was obvious: in 2010 he finished ninth out of 36 at the world youth championships in the 420 category. AS if they needed to be reminded, football bosses from around the world saw the need for the much-vaunted goal-line technology in the Euro game between England and Ukraine.
England would by now be back home and out of the tournament had the naked eye of the referee not failed football in general and Ukraine in particular.
And were he to be allowed time alone in a confession booth, English defender John Terry would own up that his clearance was late – it was a goal.
Now the aptly named Hawk Eye technology is being punted to keep a close watch on the goal line. And it’s about time! Though we have never seen such daylight robbery in our game, South African football authorities are pro-active about this measure, seeking to bring the technology to our game.
Safa’s head of refereeing Adeel Carelse says though it is expensive, they echo Sepp Blatter’s sentiment about introducing Hawk Eye here.
Blatter was quoted on the Fifa website saying the Goal Line Technology was no longer an alternative but a necessity. Carelse says: We are eagerly
“waiting for Fifa to sanction the installation of the technology.
“We are aware of the costs, but we ’ re going to do everything in our power to help Safa and the PSL.
“The minute Fifa issues an instruction we will see the acceleration of this process and there will obviously be a lot of interest from our country. It will be in the interest of all parties, including the PSL.
“The new technology will help soccer worldwide.
“We also want to keep up with the best in world football.”
The English Football Association says they were also “robbed” of a goal during the 2010 World Cup.
The International Football Board will submit their proposals to Fifa, who are expected to sanction its installation.
South Africa will watch developments with interest.