SPORTS 9-4
Fifa Awards goal-line technology licenses
Governing body fifa has licensed two manufacturers to install goal line technology in stadiums across the world .
-fifa announced in October the improvement of technology use for help officials decided whether or not a goal had been scared with providers goal ret and hawk-eye now licensed to produce their respective systems both companies were tested
- GOAL RET has been developed by german research institute fraunhoter and involves using magnetic strips inside the ball to detect whether or not it has crossed the goal line, HAUK-EYE is already well established within sport
- however both goal ret and haw ayes technology must now pass a stadium test before the system can be used in a match.
-This is carried out by on independent test institute and the results of this so called final installation test must be successful. Only a positive final installation test avalihes a system to be used in official matches.
Daniela Benavides A.