UEFA will implement Hawk Eye, the same goal-line technology used in the Bundesliga, in this summer's European Championship finals in France. The system, which uses a series of cameras focused on each goal, will be installed at each host venue by the start of the tournament on 10th June.
The UEFA executive committee decided in January 2016 to use goal-line technology at EURO 2016, whilst there will also be additional officials behind the goals to observe the action inside the penalty area. After a comprehensive selection process, it was decided that Hawk Eye is to be the supplier of the technology.
Outside of the Bundesliga, the system is also used in England and Italy and was used at the FIFA Women's World Cup last summer. "Goal-line technology and additional officials complement one another nicely. The main job of the goal-line officials will not be to determine whether the ball has crossed the line, but instead to observe all the action in the penalty area in order to help the referee make the correct decision," said UEFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina.
The Hawk Eye system requires seven cameras focused on each goal, allowing a computer to create an image that positions the ball in relation to the goal line. The referee receives a message to his watch in a matter of seconds informing him that a goal has been scored.
UEFA will implement Hawk Eye, the same goal-line technology used in the Bundesliga, in this summer's European Championship finals in France. The system, which uses a series of cameras focused on each goal, will be installed at each host venue by the start of the tournament on 10th June.
The UEFA executive committee decided in January 2016 to use goal-line technology at EURO 2016, whilst there will also be additional officials behind the goals to observe the action inside the penalty area. After a comprehensive selection process, it was decided that Hawk Eye is to be the supplier of the technology.
Outside of the Bundesliga, the system is also used in England and Italy and was used at the FIFA Women's World Cup last summer. "Goal-line technology and additional officials complement one another nicely. The main job of the goal-line officials will not be to determine whether the ball has crossed the line, but instead to observe all the action in the penalty area in order to help the referee make the correct decision," said UEFA refereeing chief Pierluigi Collina.
The Hawk Eye system requires seven cameras focused on each goal, allowing a computer to create an image that positions the ball in relation to the goal line. The referee receives a message to his watch in a matter of seconds informing him that a goal has been scored.
