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Goal-line clearance for Premier League clubs
EVERY top-flight English club will be obliged to have goal-line technology in their stadiums from as early as next season.
The Premier League are in “advanced talks” with two of the three licensed providers of the technology, Hawk-Eye and GoalRef , and are hopeful that all 20 clubs will have a system in place by August.
Having a system will be a pre-condition to playing in the league, so the requirement will extend to all promoted clubs.
All clubs will have to have the system to ensure the universal integrity of the competition, including those who are promoted
The International Football Association Board (IFAB), the game’s law-making body, meet in Edinburgh tomorrow and will be told that the trial use of technology at FIFA’s Club World Cup in Japan in December proved successful.
A Premier League spokesman said clubs would not be able to opt out of having a system.
He said: “We are now in advanced discussions with two companies and we are working on the basis of having goal-line technology in place for the start of the season.
“All clubs will have to have the system to ensure the universal integrity of the competition, including those who are promoted.”