Lampard welcomes the eye of a hawk

It has this week been announced that the Premier League will next season introduce goal-line technology.

Hawk-Eye has signed a five-year contract with the League, which will begin in August of this year.

The first time it will be used in a competitive game will be in this years Community Shield.

Following the announcement, England midfielder Frank Lampard, who saw a goal disallowed in World Cup 2010 that was over the line, told Belfast Telegraph:

"It's a no brainer. It's been a bit of time coming, but they got there in the end.

"It's a very good thing for football. I think it's a simple thing. I think it will bring an excitement factor on the times that it is used and it will just give you the correct answer, which I think at this level, when it's so important, we need that.

"The fact it was a camera-based system was critical. Replays will be made available to all our host broadcasters and we are examining the feasibility of them being used on in-stadium big-screens. It is essential that fans see the system in action to know that it is working."