IFAB approves goal-line technology for global soccer

After several high-profile refereeing errors at the goal, IFAB has officially approved the use of goal-line technology in global soccer, reports SI's Grant Wahl.

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The International Football Association Board, which is comprised of FIFA and the four British soccer associations, approved the measure days after FIFA President Sepp Blatter called it a "necessity."

Ukraine was not credited with a goal in a must-win game versus England in the European Championship, losing 1-0 and being eliminated from the tournament it was hosting.

Wahl reports that the use of goal-line technology will be up to event organizers, but the technology will certainly be used in two years for the biggest event in the world's most popular sport.

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