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Replacing Sports Referees With Technology?

Posted by Cliff on from the technology-isn't-always-perfect dept.

dividedsky319 asks: "There have been numerous instances in which fans of a sporting team blame the loss of a game on the refs. Yet, nowadays, technology could replace a lot of what referees do. A sensor in a baseball could determine a ball or a strike. Same with a tennis match, the ball is either in or out. A sensor in a football could determine whether the ball moved forward 10 yards for a first down. Why hasn't this happened, yet? Obviously not all calls can be determined by technology, but it is feasible for certain instances. What would be the ramifications if something like this WAS introduced, and why has it taken so long?"

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  1. FIFA by orasio · · Score: 4, Interesting

    FIFA is using a radio chip so the ball can say it scored a goal, in a football game (the sport you play with your feet).

    This is an early announcement:
    http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,1563,1 384236,00.html

    They did use it for the Sub-17 World Cup, last month in Peru.
    They refuse to use video, because they say it goes against the spirit of the game.