Goal-Line Technology Almost Here!

Yes, all us sad Arsenal fans have heard the news that Robin Van Persie will not be renewing his contract. He will probably, by the way he sounded, not even play out the year he has left on his contract. If you are expecting a Robin Van Persie blog today, I am sorry but not today. Maybe I will write one between the next  4 to 5 days.

Every is tired of goals that are over the line not being called goals or goals that are not over the line and being called goals! Well maybe in the Premier Leauge, as soon as next season, goal line technology will be introduced. This year in the Euro 2012 tournament John Terry saved one of the line that may have been a goal that only goal line technology could see. Also Andy Carroll's header for Liverpool that Petr Cech "saved" in the FA Cup Final! There will be a vote to see if goal line technology is excepted and some people say it will appear in games this December in Japan. Richard Scudamore says that the start of the Premier League season may come to soon, but he hopes to introduce in mid way through the season.

The system is called Hawk-Eye. It works by using six cameras per goal to track the ball around the pitch. The system uses triangulation to locate the exact location of the ball, then if the ball goes across the goal line, a radio signal is sent to the referee's wristwatch. In tact with FIFA's requirments the proccess takes less than a second to complete.

I am glad to see that goals that are actually scored to count as goals, and goals that are not scored, are not counted as goals. Even the Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo said, " "We see every season, every big tournament, we need it because there are some crucial moments within those games where you could find the right solution with a bit of technology." Also I think it is very important that this does not disrupt the flow of the game and it keeps soccer with out pauses during the game except for injuries and the usual stuff.

Well that is it for today, Van Persie maybe tomorrow or maybe something other than Van Persie!