Saturday, March 5, 2016

Video trials, revised soccer laws approved by FIFA (Reuters)

The FIFA logo is seen outside the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, December 17, 2015. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

By Mike Collett CARDIFF (Reuters) - Soccer's law-makers gave the green light on Saturday to the use of video technology to aid referees in live matches starting no later than the 2017-18 season. The International Football Association Board (IFAB), the games law-making body, approved a two-year trial period allowing technology to be used in four questionable cases: to determine if a goal has been scored, sendings off, penalties and mistaken identity. "We have taken a really historic decision for soccer.


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