Blatter rules out video replays

FIFA president Sepp Blatter today all but ruled out the introduction of video replays saying he would never allow matches to be halted as long as he remained the most powerful figure in world football.

Speaking at the Soccerex conference in Dubai, Blatter said instant goal-line technology could be used within a year – either by means of a ball with a microchip or a behind-the-goal camera linked to a computer – but he would never permit other controversial decisions being analysed the same way.