World football's rule-makers are to consider a proposal to reduce each half of a game to 30 minutes in a bid to prevent time-wasting.

Former Premier League referee Howard Webb has been hired to oversee the introduction of video assistant referees (VARs) to Major League Soccer in the US.

The fact that two teams from Ireland will compete at Euro 2016 in France this month is a legacy of the divided politics of Ireland, writes Paul Rouse

Should an Irish player get sent off for fighting in the tunnel at the Stade de France before our Euro 2016 finals kick off against Sweden in June, I can tell you even now who’ll be to blame.

A permanent haze shrouds the dividing line between heroism and stupidity – somewhere in that haze live generations of GAA referees.

Christian Benteke’s controversial winner for Liverpool against Bournemouth on Monday should not have stood, the Premier League has acknowledged.

Football Association chairman Greg Dyke is to push for trials of video replay technology as the debate over refereeing standards rages on.

World governing body FIFA has been urged to stop young children from heading footballs and faces an accusation of leaving players vulnerable to brain injuries caused by concussion.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has defended himself and his organisation against critics, claiming the world governing body’s unsung work is often overshadowed by “the thoughtless swipe of the pen”.

The Premier League is on course to beat the World Cup to the punch by introducing goal-line technology next season.

The former general manager of Premier League referees, Keith Hackett, has called on the Football Association to bring forward a proposal that would see match officials’ conversations recorded.

Uefa referees’ chief Pierluigi Collina leapt to the defence of the additional assistant referee experiment after Fifa president Sepp Blatter declared Ukraine’s European Championship defeat to England made goalline technology “a necessity”.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has declared goal-line technology "a necessity" after Ukraine became the latest victims of its absence from the game.

UEFA is considering not using goal-line technology in future Champions League and European Championship matches, even if such a system is introduced in world football.

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

FIFA today promised a “definitive decision” on the use of goal-line technology would be made at this summer’s International Football Association Board (IFAB) meeting.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has revealed that at least two goal-line technology systems have proved themselves fast and accurate and could be in place for the 2012-13 season.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter said he’s apologised enough for his recent comments on racism and considers the matter “closed.”

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.

Beleaguered Irish Football Association president Raymond Kennedy has quit, it was revealed today.

Football's rule-makers have shut the door on goal-line technology and effectively ended any chance of video replays coming into the game.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has hinted football’s governing body could sanction the use of video technology in the near future.

Republic of Ireland assistant manager Liam Brady is resigned to the fact the only positive outcome from his side’s World Cup heartache will be the introduction of extra officials behind each goal at next year’s finals in South Afric

Soccer's governing body FIFA is not considering a U-turn over their decision to refuse a replay of Ireland's World Cup qualifying match against France, which controversially sealed Ireland's exit from the competition.

The discussion surrounding the introduction of technology into football remains an open one, according to Sepp Blatter, but the FIFA president insists that it should be restricted only to reviewing controversial goalline calls.

A controversial proposal to extend the half-time break from 15 to 20 minutes is expected to be dropped by FIFA today.

The Scottish Football Association are set to table a proposal which could allow non-Scots and asylum seekers to play for Scotland.

FIFA President Sepp Blatter has quashed any notion that the Old Firm could join the Barclays Premier League.

Fulham boss Chris Coleman believes the move towards using technology in football will eventually help prevent decisions going in favour of bigger clubs.

Football's rulemakers have given the go-ahead for the development of goal-line technology systems.

Video replays could soon be used to identify and punish players guilty of diving if the English Football Association succeed in convincing FIFA it is in the best interests of the game.

The Premier League want FIFA to introduce video replays to help referees decide if the ball has crossed the goal-line.

FIFA officials will discuss the merits of camera-based goal-line technology next month, with changes in the current laws possible depending on the outcome of the meeting in Switzerland.

Football’s lawmakers are to be asked to consider using instant video replays to help referees.

AS well as being an important staging post on the road to next year’s World Cup finals, the Confederations Cup, will use a new clarification of the offside law for the first time.

ENGLAND’S 1966 World Cup final hat-trick hero Geoff Hurst has backed calls for the introduction of goal-line technology ahead of FIFA’s scheduled discussion of the proposal next month.

Football should not be “afraid” of using modern technology to help take the game forward, according to players’ union chief executive Gordon Taylor.

The Football Association have indicated they would be willing to accept the introduction of goal-line technology to prevent mistakes such as the one that cost Tottenham victory at Old Trafford last night.

The Football Association has refused to respond to comments made by FIFA chief Sepp Blatter that Tim Cahill should not have been sent off for his bare-chested goal celebration.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter has proposed drawn matches become a relic of football’s past by stressing that all matches should have a winning and losing team.

FIFA president Sepp Blatter is to try to force through new rules this month to limit the number of substitutes in international friendlies to five players.

FIFA are considering a proposal that any player requiring treatment has to leave the pitch for a minimum of two minutes in an effort to cut down on footballers feigning injury.