UEFA have announced they will continue with additional assistant referees in the Champions League and Europa League next season – but not goal-line technology.

A company approved by Fifa’s international board to introduce goal-line technology had proposals to deliver a similar product for the GAA knocked back.

Goal-line technology has been approved as part of the laws of football in an historic decision by the International FA Board (IFAB).

Goal-line technology is expected to finally be given the go-ahead by football's law-makers today.

The long wait for goal-line technology will reach its conclusion tomorrow when football’s law-makers meet to approve two systems.

Goal-line technology is certain to get the go-ahead from football’s law-makers next week, according to sources on the International FA Board (IFAB).

FIFA president Sepp Blatter today labelled penalty shoot-outs “a tragedy” and challenged Franz Beckenbauer to come up with an alternative.

The first live test of Hawk-Eye’s goal-line technology will take place at Southampton’s St Mary’s Stadium next month, FIFA has announced.

The Football Association has stressed its desire to see goal-line technology introduced as soon as possible following Chelsea’s ’ghost goal’ against Tottenham in the FA Cup semi-final.

A report by FIFA’s anti-corruption adviser today criticised past investigations by the governing body, but stopped short of calling for probes into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup to be reopened.

QPR boss Mark Hughes accused the Football Association of using their support for goal-line technology to cover up the poor performance of the officials in today’s controversial 2-1 defeat at fellow Barclays Premier League strugglers Bolton.

The Football Association today repeated their “strong desire to see goal-line technology introduced as soon as possible”.

The Premier League will investigate whether it is feasible to bring in goal-line technology for next season ahead of a July decision by football’s law-makers.

Football’s law-makers today announced that they will go forward with final tests on two goal-line technology systems.

The Football Association will not appoint a new England manager until close to the end of the season as they do not want to disrupt clubs’ seasons.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter insists he would “die” if he witnesses another World Cup goal-line blunder such as Frank Lampard’s disallowed goal for England.

Changes to the offside law are needed to make it simpler to understand, a FIFA task force announced today.

One of the FIFA members appointed to head the world body’s clean-up drive has admitted questions still remain over the awarding of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar.

Sepp Blatter will today unveil his plans for FIFA reforms – with UEFA president Michel Platini urging him to keep his promises to implement change.

The pots for Saturday’s draw the 2014 World Cup qualifying groups were revealed today.

There are growing fears that Britain’s special FIFA privileges are under threat following the Football Association’s failed attempt to prevent Sepp Blatter being re-elected as president.

THE Football Association should offer to abandon their historic FIFA privileges in return for reform of the world governing body, according to the MP who blew the lid off the latest World Cup bribery scandal.

FIFA have announced a two-stage testing programme for goal-line technology as the pressure builds for the introduction of systems to help referees determine whether the ball has crossed the line.

Football’s law-makers have approved the continuation of experiments on goal-line technology for another year, Football Association general secretary Alex Horne has confirmed.

FIFA will next week launch tests into 10 companies’ goal-line technology systems which if successful should lead to the principle being adopted at a meeting of the game’s law-makers in March.

UEFA president Michel Platini has called for the 2022 World Cup to be played across the whole of the Arabian Gulf rather than just in Qatar.

Goal-line technology is back on the agenda just seven months after being ruled out by football’s lawmakers.

Football’s lawmakers have moved a major step closer to the introduction of goal-line technology but ordered that any system to be considered will have to confirm within one second that a goal has been scored.

THE additional assistant referees system experimented with in last season’s Europa League will be used in the Champions League this year.

The additional assistant referees system experimented with in last season's Europa League will be used in the Champions League this year.

Goal-line technology will not be on the agenda when football's law-makers meet in Wales later this week, contrary to indications by FIFA president Sepp Blatter.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter today insisted under-fire English referee Howard Webb had had a “very hard task” in last night’s fiery World Cup final.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has rejected any possibility of ‘penalty goals’ being brought in following Luis Suarez’s handball that denied Ghana a World Cup semi-final place.

Goal-line technology would be 100% accurate and effectively free for Premier League clubs, the inventor of the Hawk-Eye system has claimed.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter yesterday attempted to defuse the crisis over refereeing by apologising to England over Frank Lampard’s disallowed goal and performing an abrupt U-turn on goal-line technology.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter today revealed he has apologised to England over Frank Lampard’s disallowed goal and admitted the world’s governing body will now be forced to look again at goal-line technology.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter today said he had apologised to the Football Association over Frank Lampard’s disallowed ’goal’ and revealed the governing body would look again at goal-line technology.

ONE of the men who blocked the use of technology in football last night insisted video replays would risk endangering the “brilliant” game – despite the furore over Frank Lampard’s disallowed goal.

FIFA today refused to even defend their opposition to goal-line technology despite British Prime Minister David Cameron adding his voice to calls for a review.

FIFA are expected today to face questions over two officiating embarrassments which marred yesterday’s last-16 matches.

WHEN in March, football’s rule makers announced discussions over goal-line technology had been shelved, I remember hoping a major incident at the World Cup would show that decision to be the nonsense it was.

UEFA president Michel Platini has revived the prospect of FA Cup winners qualifying for the Champions League.

UEFA PRESIDENT Michel Platini has waded into the Lord Triesman controversy by offering his support to the peer who was forced to resign as chairman of the FA and England’s 2018 World Cup bid after secret recordings were published.

FIFA will come under pressure to change their rules after Thierry Henry escaped punishment for his handball against Ireland.