March 7, 2010 9:19 AM

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FIFA rejects Goal-Line Technology

Football's rule making body has rejected the use of electronic technology to help for the decisions over disputed goals. The International Football Association Board voted against any further experiments and said the referee's decision would remain final right or wrong.The decision was reached after watching presentations of two systems, Cairos – a chip inserted in a ball, and Hawk-Eye – used in tennis and cricket.The Football Association and Scottish Football Association had both voted in favour of further experiments.FA chief executive Ian Watmore was outvoted after the Irish FA and Welsh FA voted in line with Fifa.Fifa has been under increasing pressure to use some form of technology to eliminate mistakes which are highlighted by TV replays.

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