Wednesday 21 July 2010

FIFA approves use Two Additional Assistant Referees

Fifa has approved the use of two additional assistant referees for the next two seasons of UEFA Champions League football.

UEFA experimented with two extra officials during the 2009/10 Europa League and after a successful campaign it has been expanded to be included in UEFA's premier competition the UEFA Champions League.

After a meeting and review in Zurich, the board has decided to continue the trails for at least the next two Champions League campaign.

After an incident involving England's Frank Lampard against Germany in the last 16 of the World Cup goal line technology will now be on the agenda of the next Annual Business Meeting of the IFAB (International Football Association Board) in October this year.

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