Soccer gave its stamp of approval Thursday to goal-line technology and headscarves for female Muslim players. Also adopted was a proposal for a five-referee system to officiate matches - placing an ...

More than 1.5 billion people worldwide are expected to watch the 2026 World Cup finals. With that many fans scrutinizing every pass, touch and goal, FIFA is leaning on advanced computer vision ...

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Goal-line technology is certain to get the go-ahead from soccer's lawmakers next week and could be in use before the year ends, according to sources on the International Football Association Board.

So now it has become an "either/or" debate: Either the game implements goal-line technology to determine when the ball crosses the line. Or it puts real live human assistant referees behind the goal - ...