Hurst backs calls for goal-line camera

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.

Spurs midfielder Pedro Mendes’ shot, which was disallowed even though the ball clearly crossed the line at Old Trafford, is the most recent example of a disputed decision that could have been solved by technology.

But Hurst’s famous goal in the 1966 World Cup final, when the ball struck the underside of the bar and bounced over - as it was deemed by the linesman - the line, is perhaps the most contentious such decision of all time.