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The Europa League will replace the UEFA Cup next season with a structure similar to that of the Champions League which will hopefully generate more interest, as the old competition seemed to become increasingly convoluted in its final years.
One innovation that UEFA are set to try in the new format, according to Sky Sports News, is the introduction of a further two match officials, who are to make judgements in each goalmouth as to whether the ball crossed the line.
The introduction of such a concept marks what is possibly one of the games biggest changes since the FA insisted upon solid crossbars way back in the game's infancy in 1875.
FIFA and UEFA have introduced the experiment after a series of meetings, Sky reports FIFA chairman Sepp Blatter as revealing.
The idea was used recently in an Under-19 European Championship match, and now Fulham, Aston Villa and Everton will be the first English sides to play in a match with the new number of officials.
Various technologies have also been trialled in recent years, but with limited success, largely due to factors of absolute reliability and consistency.
Might as well have cameras on the goallines if you're going to do this!