Great Tech Debate Reopens

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The line of questioning thrown at the FIFA spokesman the morning after Frank Lampard's 'goal-that-wasn't' reached its farcical crescendo when it was suggested football's world governing body had now become an embarrassing laughing stock.

 

Frank Lampard's 'goal that never was' has led to renewed calls for goal-line technology

 

The barrage of criticism levelled at FIFA over its persistent refusal to introduce goal-line technology was entirely predictable, just like the straight bat that was used to answer every question and leave the media and fans alike as perplexed as they were before. What it failed to do, however, was to get to the bottom of exactly what FIFA's thinking is, who actually supports technology and who is ultimately to blame for the stubborn short-sightedness that continues to bring the game into disrepute.

 

To get to grips with the issue, it is important to recognise who makes the rules and who can and can't change them. It isn't FIFA president Sepp Blatter, it isn't even FIFA on its own. It is FIFA, which has the majority vote, in conjunction with the four British home associations, a tradition that goes back over 100 years to the formation of the professional game.

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