Goal judges instead of technology: FIFA boss Blatter-© SID-IMAGES/AFP/Leon NealAt the European Championships in 2012, a Torlinie technology will be expected not to use. Additional arbitrator Wizard will be used instead.
The rule guardian of world football difficult continue to Cologne (SID) - with the introduction of technical innovations. Also at the European Championships 2012 in Poland and the Ukraine the referee be have probably not a Torlinie technology. The International Football Association Board (IFAB) decided in its 125th year at its meeting in Newport (Wales), to extend the trial period for a further year.
For additional Schiedrichterassistenten be used 2012 for the first time at a EURO to better assess contentious Torraum scenes. "It looks after everything, as if we have a promising, positive result", said FIFA President Sepp Blatter, who also assumes that at the World Cup 2014 in Brazil the goal judge can be used. In particular the European Football Union (UEFA) had made strong for the additional wizards.
Torlinie technology is not yet mature
However, the conditions for a Torlinie technology are not always optimal. No company was carried out tests in the situation, to meet all required criteria for a reliable technique. "If there is no system that meets the criteria laid down by this Panel, you can jump not just in the cold water", said Blatter. The Swiss had forced 2010 the discussion of technical innovations at the World Championships in South Africa after many wrong decisions of the referee himself.
In Newport at the meeting at the Celtic Manor was now almost a COP-out by Blatters: "when I'm very optimistic in terms of the additional referee Assistant, I need my natural optimism scale here (Torlinie technology, d.Red.) something down, because the tests carried out so far"", still no convincing results have provided", he said.
Again a topic at the meeting in the coming year
We need a system, putting it is not too complicated and "have a little patience." "But at the present session, the setting was very positive, and not a single participant has turned against the tests even though we had a number of guests, who were special invitation this", said the Swiss. The formalises Blatter said that the topic of Torlinie technology at the next annual meeting of IFAB in London (2 to 4 March 2012) once again set and then a final decision be made on the agenda.
Also, the Board unanimously decided that the wearing of "Snoods" (Schlauchschals) from July 2011 is not allowed. "There was a discussion about not even because they are not part of the equipment and can be also dangerous," said Blatter. The IFAB was also agreed that wearing under pants or leggings is allowed only if they have the same color as the trousers.
No decision in the case of emergency brake in the penalty area
A decision on the so-called triple punishment after a foul in the penalty area of the opponent, as it last did in the DFB Cup semi-final between the MSV Duisburg and FC Energie Cottbus, was not taken. The German Football Association (DFB) had made the request that there could be only a yellow card in addition to the due penalty rather than a red. The IFAB referred it to the FIFA Sonderkomission "FIFA task force football 2014?."
