Hawk-Eye, which is already used effectively in cricket and tennis, is one of the systems expected to be approved. It will use cameras to determine the exact location of the ball and relay a signal back to the referee if the ball has crossed the line, taking under a second to do so. The other is GoalRef, a piece of technology that uses a microchip inside the ball and magnetic waves around the goal in order to pinpoint whether the ball has crossed the line through a change in the magnetic field.
There is no doubt both technologies are needed after several high profile incidents in major tournaments over the past few years and it is obvious football is way behind other sports who have improved the accuracy and fairness of crucial decisions greatly through technological advances. For the world's most popular sport this is unacceptable.
The problem lies with the people who make the decisions, in particular Sepp Blatter, President of FIFA, who has only recently changed his stance on goal-line technology. There is no place in sport for dictators - rules and regulations should always be discussed and opinions need to be taken on board, something that has not been allowed to happen under Blatter.
Football will benefit once goal-line technology is put into place, there is no doubt about that. However, the greater benefit will come once the likes of Blatter and Platini step aside to make way for someone with the ambition to ensure world football is of the highest standard.
Let's hope from this season onwards incidents like these will be removed from the game once and for all.
