24 Aug 2010Stoke City boss calls for goal-line technology

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Stoke City manager Tony Pulis has added his voice to the calls for the introduction of goal-line technology, after his team were denied an equaliser in a controversial incident last weekend.

Tottenham Hotspur striker Peter Crouch appeared from some angles to block Jon Walters' headed effort when the ball had already crossed the line and Pulis believes the arrival of replays would not serve to significantly slow the pace of the game.

"How long would it take [to use technology]? A minute? But we are just Stoke City. I'm just Tony Pulis, I can't change it," he said afterwards. "They don't go out there to make a bad decision and you just have to take it on the chin."

The debate resurfaced during this summer's FIFA World Cup, after Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard had a goal wrongly disallowed by the officials during England's last-16 clash against arch-rivals Germany.

In March, the International Football Association Board reviewed two possible systems of goal-line referrals, but decided against adopting either.

Written by Paul Roberts

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