Premier League in Hawk-Eye trials

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Premier League in Hawk-Eye trials

Goal-line technology could help referees
The Premier League is to test a Hawk-Eye system, which will determine if a ball crosses the goal-line or not, with a view to using it in matches.
Paul Hawkins invented a system used in cricket and tennis for key decisions and the ball-tracking device will be tried out at Reading's academy.

Hawkins told BBC Five Live Sport: "We have a contract with the Premier League to develop a system.

"It is purely for the referees and not for television.

He added: "The process is to be evaluated firstly by the Premier League and then Fifa.

"If we jump those hurdles then there will be a slow role of trialling it in matches and, hopefully, with the end game of it being in all the Premier League grounds."

It took a couple of years in tennis from the start of tests to it being used and we can probably expect the same timeframe (for football)

Paul Hawkins

Hawk-Eye can currently be seen in action at Wimbledon where it is being used to judge if a ball is in or out.

In cricket the system helps with determining if a player has been run out or not.

It also predicts if a ball would have hit the stumps in LBW decisions but this is not available for umpires to call upon.

Hawkins expects football to adopt his invention in two years' time if testing it proves successful.

Hawkins added: "It will be tested next month and the process will evolve from there.

"It took a couple of years in tennis from the start of tests to it being used and we can probably expect the same timeframe."

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) gave the go-ahead for the development of goal-line technology in March after a Premier League presentation.

But the IFAB lay down it had to technology could only be used for goal-line technology, it would have to be 100% accurate, be instantaneous and only be available to officials.

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