Hawkeye can be a true goal machine

THE man behind Hawkeye technology will tell football's law-makers next month that match officials can only guarantee 70 per cent of correct goal-line decisions - even if there are extra officials next to the goals.

Even monkeys would achieve a 50 per cent success rate by guesswork, while Hawkeye's camera-based system is 100 per cent correct, said Paul Hawkins, managing director of the company that is already used by cricket and tennis. Four companies will present their technology proposals to the International FA Board next month.