On today’s post-IFAB press conference it was made very clear that goal-line technology is not being implemented anytime soon. While the decision was not unanimous the board agreed to not pursue the use of technology in any aspects of the game.
While the technology question was the most controversial, the IFAB made a number of other decisions to improve the game of football.
The decisions regarding Law 12 (fouls and misconduct) and Law 14 (penalty kick) where the discussion would be about the triple punishment when denying an obvious goal-scoring opportunity and players feinting when taking a penalty was not resolved today.
The board decided to discuss these issues further on 17-18 May. The meeting will also take a decision on the Additional Assistant referees experiment and discuss the role of the fourth official.
The International Football Association Board consists of four football associations (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) and FIFA. All decisions made by the board must be approved by at least six votes, where each association has one and FIFA has four.
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