FIFA OFFICIAL: yes to the field in slow motion. Infantino: ‘Historic day’ – Calciomercato.com

March 5 at 14:30

5 March 2016. A day that is destined to go down in football history. L ‘ IFAB , the International Football Association Board, has given the go-ahead for the testing of the field in slow motion .

TWO YEARS OF TEST – With Gianni Infantino, advocate of slow motion in real time, now you can do it . Today’s meeting in Cardiff, the Welsh capital, proved decisive: the International Board has scheduled a minimum of two years of testing before the final introduction . The field in slow motion that will mark a break with the past. The technology can be applied only in certain cases, critical to the development of the game: the monitor with the slow motion placed on the sideline will help in case of goals, fouls, offside, ball in the output of major gameplay, direct red, penalty. Do not, therefore, in secondary cases as a warning. A decision will still be the referee, the depositary of the last word. Slow-motion may take effect as early as next summer .

YES TO TECHNOLOGY – “I or are to protect the tradition, but we can not pretend that there is no technological progress – says Infantino at La Gazzetta dello Sport – Let’s test and see, maybe it will take years for the right fit, because football, with its flow of play, it’s different from other sports. But let us be open to new things. This is a historic day for football “. There are many countries that have expressed his willingness to experiment in slow motion: Germany, the Netherlands, and even Italy. “ The more countries there are, the better. We have to experiment. We will see to the Board. For the moment, thank you so much, Tavecchio.”