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Goal-line technology

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

nounCommon term

In football (soccer), goal-line technology means: A system that helps officials determine whether the whole ball has crossed the goal line for a goal.

In Turkish: gol çizgisi teknolojisi

How it is used

Often abbreviated to GLT; it addresses the goal-line question rather than every possible offence.

Example sentences

  1. Goal-line technology confirmed that the ball had crossed before the defender cleared it.

    The system resolves whether the attempted clearance came too late.

  2. This stadium uses goal-line technology as well as video review.

    The sentence distinguishes line detection from wider video decisions.

Common collocations

  • use goal-line technology
  • goal-line technology system
  • GLT signal
  • goalA point scored when the whole ball crosses the goal line between the posts and under the crossbar; also the frame with a net that teams try to put the ball into.
  • refereeThe official in charge of a match who applies the rules, blows the whistle, gives fouls and shows yellow and red cards.

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