Smart Soccer Ball Misses Its Goal

Soccer’s international governing body has cancelled plans to use an RFID-enabled scoring system at the 2006 FIFA World Cup international soccer tournament, reports RFID Journal

"Despite a strong lineup and plenty of practice time, RFID sports technology start-up Cairos has ultimately dropped the ball. The company had hoped its system would be used as a verification tool at the 2006 FIFA World Cup international soccer tournament, for scoring scenarios in which a judge found it difficult to determine if a ball had crossed the goal line. However, sports equipment manufacturer Adidas, which will supply balls for the event, now says the system needs further development and, therefore, will not be employed after all. "

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