There are renewed calls to introduce technology to avoid such incidents in future. England were denied a goal which would have tied the score at 2-2 before half time. The goal was disallowed though the ball had clearly crossed the line. FIFA has always stood firm on its decision to reject calls to introduce technology. But after the Lampard incident, there seems to be a change of mind. FIFA president, Sepp Blatter has apologised to England as well as Mexico who were also victims of bad refereeing on the same day after Argentina forward, Carlos Tevez was allowed to race clear and score from an offside position. Blatter was quoted as saying they are considering the use of goal-line technology.
Botswana Football Association (BFA) official, Philemon Makhwengwe, speaking in his personal capacity, said he does not support the idea of goal-line technology in soccer. "We will be introducing too much science in football of which I disagree with. We will end up having to increase the goalposts if we introduce too much science and technology in football," he said. He said that technology will create delays as match officials will always have to refer to a gadget before reaching a decision.
