Premier League in support of video help for refs | News | Guardian Unlimited Football

Premier League in support of video help for refs | News | Guardian Unlimited Football

The Premier League will move to bolster the position of its under-fire referees by submitting a paper to Fifa in January proposing the use of video technology. Keith Hackett, who as head of the Professional Game Match Officials Board is in charge of the country's top referees, has been charged with putting together the paper, which will support the use of television replays to aid referees on goalline incidents, and it also suggests that off-the-ball incidents and penalties should also be considered.

About time!