April 20 – UEFA have confirmed that the Hawk-Eye system will be used to decide whether or not the ball has crossed the line at this year’s European Championships. The camera-based system will be installed in all 10 stadia before the tournament kicks off on June 10 at the Stade de France.
Hawk-Eye was chosen after a selection process in which all four FIFA-licensed technology companies were invited to submit commercial offers.
Hawk-Eye is already in use in the English, German and Italian leagues but despite being pioneers of goal-line technology and long used in tennis and cricket, it was snubbed by FIFA at the last World Cup in favour of a German rival.
UEFA announced in January that goal-line technology would be installed for Euro 2016 along with this season’s Champions League final in Milan and the Europa league final in Basel
Referees at the Euros will still be helped by additional assistant referees in deference to Michel Platini who, although still banned as UEFA president, favours the human eye system over scientific aids.
“Now, with GLT focused on the goal line, the additional assistants can focus exclusively on the control of other incidents in the penalty area, the most crucial area of the pitch,” UEFA’s chief refereeing officer Pierluigi Collina said in a statement.
“Goal-line technology and additional assistant referees complement each other perfectly.”
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