Goal line technology start next season in Premium league

English Football Association (FA)
general secretary Alex Horne
believes the Premier League will
approve the introduction of
goal-line technology from next
season at a meeting this week. Horne told the BBC he thought
the equipment was always an
"ideal piece of technology to
allow into the game" ahead of
the Premier League clubs
meeting on Thursday. "I'm expecting it to go through
at that meeting," Horne said on
Tuesday. The FA want technology to be
officially introduced at the pre-
season Community Shield fixture
after lobbying for its inclusion
for some time, sanctioning its
testing at an England v Belgium international friendly last June. Wembley and the 20 Premier
League stadiums would have the
equipment installed should it be
approved. Last week, world governing body
Fifa chose German-based
GoalControl as the official goal-
line technology provider for the
Confederations Cup in Brazil in
June. "Technology that says 'yes, the
ball has crossed the line' and lets
the referee know makes an
awful lot of sense to me," Horne
added. "Particularly where it's a knock-
out situation, incorrect decisions
have less opportunity to even
themselves out over a season." Goal-line technology was used at
the Club World Cup in Japan at
the end of last year.