Introducing goalline technology at soccer stadiums would prove a cheaper, as reliable aid to referees than UEFA's method of two additional assistants, according to manufacturers. UEFA will expanded the use of five referees to some Champions League matches and European Championship qualifiers this season after a successful trial in the Europa League, but German company Cairos Technologies feel its solution should be used. “You need to pay a referee each time for each match and two more referees, that is more expensive than having goalline technology,” Cairos sales director Mario Hanus told Reuters on the sidelines of the Soccerex Asian forum in Singapore this week. UEFA was not immediately available for comment. Following Frank Lampard's disallowed effort for England in their World Cup second round defeat by Germany in South Africa last month there has been much talk at the forum, and in the sport, about using technology. FIFA President Sepp Blatter apologized to England after the match and the Swiss said the topic of goalline technology would be discussed by soccer law-makers the International Football Association Board (IFAB). However, last week IFAB, which consists of one representative from each of the four British associations and four from FIFA, left the topic off their agenda which Hanus said was frustrating. “It was a little surprising for us (the rejection) as we have had so many voices around asking for the technology, players referees some of the club managers etc. “The Bundesliga, I believe, would be ready to introduce it. Referees all around the globe say ‘please we are the ones who are blamed if we take the wrong decision',” Hanus said. The next opportunity for IFAB to discuss the matter of goalline technology will be at their business meeting in October, with law-changing unable to happen until after their annual meeting in March. “(a few years ago) They (IFAB) asked us to change a few things and we did that and it worked and then the decision was against although we had done those changes.
