The GoalRef system developed by Fraunhofer IIS is a
radio-based solution. Credit: Kurt Fuchs/Fraunhofer IIS
The International Football Association Board
(IFAB) announced on Saturday, March 3, 2012,
that it had shortlisted two goal-line technologies
and approved them for a final round of testing. One
of the remaining candidates is the GoalRef system
developed by the Fraunhofer Institute for
Integrated Circuits IIS, which is based in Erlangen,
Germany. Fraunhofer IIS scientists are fielding a
radio-based solution that tells the referee
immediately whether or not a goal should be
awarded.