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The IFAB, the rule making body of soccer, votes unanimously in favour of adopting goal-line technology.
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The IFAB is comprised of FIFA and the four UK-based football associations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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"If the enthusiasm was not there, IFAB would not have decided to authorise an additional two-year period, " he said.
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The International Football Association Board (IFAB) gave the go-ahead for the development of goal-line technology in March after a Premier League presentation.
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"The IFAB agreed that in relation to Law 4 - Players' Equipment, the wearing of snoods should not be permitted, " said football's law makers.
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"I think I can convince the IFAB board that we must go forward with technology -- we cannot afford to just wait and see what happens, " he added.
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But the IFAB ruled that the technology could only be used for goal-line decisions and it would have to be 100% accurate, be instantaneous and only be available to officials.
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"I would like to request the IFAB to favorably consider FIFA's proposal and review the rule and allow women players to play wearing a safe headscarf that covers the neck, " Jilong said earlier this year.
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After a long testing process, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) voted in July to use GLT at the ongoing Club World Cup, as well as the 2013 Confederations Cup and 2014 World Cup in Brazil.
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The International Football Association Board (IFAB), which decides the laws of the game, discusses new rules at an annual general meeting consisting of four representatives from FIFA and one each from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
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The International Football Association Board (IFAB) said that two technologies -- the British-designed "Hawk-Eye" system and German one called "GoalRef" -- will be trialed between now and June before a final decision is made in July.
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