GoalRef: FIFA Approves Intelligent Goal from Fraunhofer (IMAGE)

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GoalRef: FIFA Approves Intelligent Goal from Fraunhofer

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Goal or no goal? In response to this question, world football association FIFA wants to use technical assistance in the future. In its meeting of Thursday, July 5, 2012 the International Football Association Board, the body which determines the laws of the game, approved both goal-line technologies GoalRef and Hawk-Eye.This approval is subject to a final installation test at each stadium before the systems can be used in “real” football matches, in accordance with the FIFA Quality Programme for GLT.

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Copyright: Kurt Fuchs, Fraunhofer IIS

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