Goal-line technology back on the agenda

Technology could help referees make the right decision over those goals such as Frank Lampard's in the World Cup (GETTY IMAGES)

Goal-line technology has moved a significant step closer after the International FA Board today agreed to re-examine the issue.

IFAB's business meeting in Wales ended with members - made up of FIFA and the four British home associations - agreeing to look again just seven months after the game's law-making body ruled it out.

A statement said: "The technology would apply solely to the goal line, and only to determine whether a goal has been scored or not.

"The system must be accurate; the indication of whether a goal has been scored must be immediate and automatically confirmed within one second; the indication of whether a goal has been scored will only be communicated to the match officials."

A deadline of the end of next month has been set for companies to make a first presentation of their technologies to FIFA.

A testing period will then take place with a number of companies to determine the accuracy of each system and this will be reported back to the IFAB annual general meeting on March 5.