How many times have fans seen legitimate goals waived and controversial goals counted by linesmen and referees alike; too many times. This is why it does not come as a surprise as FIFA has publicised that the much-awaited World Cup in Brazil will feature goal-line technology. In addition to that, bidders have been invited to present their programs before the CONFED Cup starts in the summer.
Sepp Blatter, the president of FIFA, was known to be a lover of such technology. Thus, during the Club World Cup last year, they tried the program and saw success. That’s why he would want to finally implement said technology starting from the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
The FIFA president expressed his delight at seeing success in what was the first time he allowed goal-line technology. When he was interviewed, he stated his plans of finalizing the use of the technology before the CONFED Cup and the World Cup so as to see how good it will be for the players, the fans and the officials alike. However, there are a lot of people that have expressed their thoughts on the matter negatively but still Pres. Blatter stands firm on his decision earlier in the year.
The goal-line technology that Sepp Blatter wants to integrate in football is primarily intended to help the linesmen and referees during the course of the game. Furthermore, it somehow helps both teams because the eyes of the fans across the globe have realised that there are some instances when human error is costly.
On the other hand, this shows some kind of disrespect to the legacy of football. The past has seen the skills of officials in deciding whether or not to give a foul or not, let alone allow or disallow a goal but Sepp Blatter has seen and has hear enough of this shenanigans and imposes upon world football to use goal-line technology.