GLASGOW: UEFA president Michel Platini has reiterated his opposition to goal-line technology, less than a week after football's rule-making body agreed to reopen discussions on its use. The International Football Association Board said last week that it will test out prototype systems which have been submitted before the end of next month and will discuss the results at its March 4-6 meeting, at which it is able to change the game's laws. But Platini said goal-line technology would turn the game into “Playstation football,” stressing his opinion that the introduction of extra officials at the end of the field was preferable. Platini was the driving force behind UEFA's introduction of the extra officials to the Champions League following a trial in last season's Europa League. “One referee is not enough, not in the modern era where you have 20 cameras,” Platini said. “It is unfair: the cameras can see everything but the referee only has one pair of eyes. Every time he makes a mistake, those cameras are there to focus on it. “It is why we have added two assistants for Champions League games this season. It is a logical step with so many cameras that can pick up incidents.”
