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The referee’s a robot
Technology and sport: The deployment of goal-line technology to assist football referees may open the way to further decision aids in future
IT’S July 13th 2014. England’s Wayne Rooney darts behind a German defender to score the only goal of the football (soccer) World Cup final, just seconds before the final whistle. But the jubilation of the team’s supporters at Maracanã stadium in Rio is cut short as the linesman hoists his flag. The goal is disallowed under the offside rule, despite video evidence to the contrary. The German team goes on to win the penalty shoot-out.
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