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FIFA President Sepp Blatter said on Wednesday that after the Ukraine-England match, where the Ukrainians scored a goal but it wasn't counted, goal-line technology became a necessity.
"After yesterday's match, goal-line technology is no longer an alternative, but a necessity," said S. Blatter in a tweet.
He has expressed his position supporting technology to evaluate controversial decisions several times, although it contradicts the opinion of his UEFA counterpart Michel Platini.
This week, M. Platini told journalists that five officials, two of them stationed at the goal line, will help prevent the recurrence of controversial incidents during EURO 2012 matches.
He reiterated that introducing such technology might lead to the risk of it being used to make other decisions, such as offside or handball calls.
Currently, FIFA is testing two prototypes of goal-line technology. One, developed by the British company "HawkEye," uses cameras installed in the stadium roof to track the ball trajectory. The technology by the German company "GoalRef" uses sensors.
