UEFA will introduce goal-line technology to its
competitions in time for this season’s
Champions League and Europa League finals,
European football’s governing body announced
on Friday.
A decision to bring in the technology (GLT) in
time for Euro 2016 and for next season’s
Champions League had already been
announced in January, but will now also be in
place for the Champions League final in Milan
on May 28 and the Europa League showpiece
in Basel, Switzerland, on May 18.
The technology, which determines whether the
ball has completely crossed the line, is already
used in the English Premier League, Italy’s
Serie A, the German Bundesliga and Ligue 1 in
France.
World governing body FIFA also brought it in
for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil after a series
of successful trials.
UEFA confirmed in January that GLT would be
used in the European Championship in France
in June and July and in the Champions League
from next season, and added that it would
likely ultimately be extended to all UEFA
competitions.
However, former general secretary Gianni
Infantino, now the FIFA president, has admitted
that fitting all grounds with the necessary
technology would be a logistical headache,
particularly in a competition as extensive as
the Europa League.
Even in countries where the technology is
already in place, a different system is used in
France to that used in England, Germany and
Italy.
UEFA have said that, in conjunction with GLT,
they will continue to use additional assistant
referees to monitor activity in each penalty
area.


SOURCE: http://stormng.ml/2016/03/04/uefa-introduce-goal-line-technology-champions-league-final/