Goal Line Technology Should not be used in football( international) no matter how important the game

Rebutal: Refs do use technology such as ear mics. And it is the players that everyone is watching not the refs. One of the refs most important jobs is making the game fair. Goal line technology would only improve soccer. //As a sport, the game depends all on human judgement and error. It is what makes such a game so entertaining.// Why should the sport depend on the human judgment and error of the referees? It depends on the judgment and error of each individual player and coach. //Why is soccer the most popular sport? It is because it is the most simple game to play. Get any kind of ball that is suitable to kick and get a friend. Pass it back and forth and there you have it.// We are talking about important international games not little kickabouts. //3. Adding goal line technology will separate soccer from the category of sports due to the fact that more and more technology will be added in// American football has much more technology than soccer, and is it still a sport? //Their errors are pure and totally acceptable because they are human// You will easily find that when referees make bad mistakes no one is at all forgiving. Have you ever seen Arsene Wenger or Alex Ferguson blast away at the refs after making even simple mistakes? On to my own arguments: Contention one: Referees make many mistakes in football. No matter how well trained they are they will always make mistakes. One of the most important of these mistakes is allowing goals when they shouldn’t have been allowed or vice versa. It is extremely easy for a referee standing far away from the goal to make a wrong decision using only his eyes. Now shouldn’t fifa try to fix these mistakes so they never happen again? Absolutely, I still see no strong reasons why they shouldn’t use goal line technology and I see many reasons why they should especially in important games. Here’s a quote from Harry Redknapp after one such incidence. Contention two: It makes the game even more enjoyable. The least amount of referee errors in a game there are, the more enjoyable the game is. Whenever a goal is wrongly allowed or disallowed it makes the game less enjoyable. It leaves fans with an extremely disappointed feeling. They feel that their team has been dealt with unjustly. It is of course much worse for the players and staff. With goal line technology added to the game it would be both more enjoyable and more fair. Contention three: It will take a big load of the referees backs when making decissions. Let me first point out to the viewers that my opponent says “no matter how important the game”. That means all I have to do is prove that it should be used at the least in important games only for international football. //A sport such as soccer or rugby is given the excitement due to the fact that it is all human. There isn't a single trace of technology in this beautiful game.// That is not true. Refs do use technology such as ear mics. It is the players that everyone is watching not the refs. One of the refs most important jobs is making the game fair. Goal line technology would only improve soccer. //As a sport, the game depends all on human judgement and error. It is what makes such a game so entertaining.// Why should the sport depend on the human judgment and error of the referees? It depends on the judgment and error of each individual player and coach, but I do not see how referees making mistakes makes it more entertaining. //They are highly trained and still can make errors but it is what makes everyone love the game.// On the contrary that is completely wrong. Every single time a referee makes a bad mistake both fans, players, and managers make a huge fuss about it. My opponents statement is not at all true that their mistakes make football a better game. //Why is soccer the most popular sport? It is because it is the most simple game to play. Get any kind of ball that is suitable to kick and get a friend. Pass it back and forth and there you have it.// The problem with this argument is that we are not talking about little kick abouts. We are talking about important international games. //3. Adding goal line technology will separate soccer from the category of sports due to the fact that more and more technology will be added in// American football has much more technology than soccer, and is it still a sport? I do not see how adding technology will turn soccer into a business. It doesn’t really make sense to me. //Their errors are pure and totally acceptable because they are human// You will easily find that when referees make bad mistakes no one is at all forgiving. Have you ever seen Arsene Wenger or Alex Ferguson blast away at the refs after making even simple mistakes? And that’s only managers that I mentioned the fans are even more ruthless. On to my own arguments: Contention one: Referees make many mistakes in football. No matter how well trained they are they will always make mistakes. One of the most important of these mistakes is allowing goals when they shouldn’t have been allowed or vice versa. It is extremely easy for a referee standing far away from the goal to make a wrong decision using only his eyes. Now shouldn’t fifa try to fix these mistakes so they never happen again? Absolutely, I still see no strong reasons why they shouldn’t use goal line technology and I see many reasons why they should especially in important games. Here’s a quote from Harry Redknapp after one such incidences "Until we get technology, it'll keep happening. When Frank Lampard can hit a shot that goes two foot into the back of the goal, it can happen. What's wrong with getting the right decision? How is it 'the fun of the game'? The game is about getting decisions right. The whole ball has to cross the line." Contention two: It makes the game even more enjoyable. The least amount of referee errors in a game there are, the more enjoyable the game is. Whenever a goal is wrongly allowed or disallowed it makes the game less enjoyable. It leaves fans with an extremely disappointed feeling. They feel that their team has been dealt with unjustly. It is of course much worse for the players and staff. With goal line technology added to the game it would be both more enjoyable and more fair. Contention three: It will take a big load of the referees backs. Referees have a lot of pressure when making decisions in games. If goal line technology is put into the game the 50,000 home fans and a crowd of players harassing them to allow or disallow a goal won’t effect their decision. And they will have no worries of angry fans, managers or players afterwards. Contention four: There has and always will be referees willing to cheat to make a certain team win. With goal line technology it would make it harder for them to cheat. Sources: http://www.goal.com... http://www.telegraph.co.uk...