Technology to help goal-or-not decisions: "Was that a goal?" is a question that always seems to be on the lips of fans, players, coaches and referees, and not just since England's infamous third goal during the 1966 FIFA World Cup™ final at Wembley.

FIFA has decided to try out the new "Smartball" system which involves placing a microchip sensor in a ball which sends a signal to the referee whenever the ball crosses the goal line.

IMHO, decisions based on the referee's good judgement are all part of the game. In any case, ball landing a few millimetres here or there doesn't make a team any better or worse than the other. Still, there are winners and losers, and in such gray cases the decisions should be left to the referees. That is why we have referees.

-K

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