Does LaLiga have goalline technology? What about other major leagues? – AS USA

EL CLÁSICO
When Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal fired the ball towards the Real Madrid goal, Lunin tried his best to keep it out. To many onlookers – those on the pitch, in the stands, and others watching on their screens – it had appeared to cross the line. Remember that the whole of the ball needs to cross the whole of the line to count. But as the doubts floated around, the referee signalled that it was not a goal. Our Paul couldn’t believe it as he covered El Clásico live.
İlkay Gündoğan was quick to question the official. Others followed. Madrid players and their fans drew a huge breath of relief. But why was there any confusion anyway? Why wasn’t there goalline technology to provide a definitive answer?
Not having goalline technology here in Spain continues to be completely ridiculous…
The simple answer to that question is money. That’s right, ahead of the 2023/24 season, President of LaLiga, Javier Tebas, decided that the system, much like tennis’ Hawkeye, was too expensive to implement. That left Spain’s topflight as the only major European league without it. Madness some would say.
The technology is already used by the Bundesliga (Germany), Premier League (England), Serie A (Italy) and Ligue 1 (France), along with LaLiga seen as the ‘Big Five’. The tech is also in play in the Dutch top flight, the Eredivisie, as well as the Championship, the second tier in England.
For every barca fan saying it was in

Watch this. You literally can't 100% tell it. Rage at tebas for being a clown that doesnt want goalline tech for 2m. pic.twitter.com/5zYy8JWd0z
Several cameras encircle the goal, aiding the system in discerning whether the ball has crossed the line. Subsequently, an electronic device alerts the referee regarding the ball’s passage over the goal line.
About the author
Calum Roche
Sports-lover turned journalist, born and bred in Scotland, with a passion for football (soccer). He’s also a keen follower of NFL, NBA, golf and tennis, among others, and always has an eye on the latest in science, tech and current affairs. As Managing Editor at AS USA, uses background in operations and marketing to drive improvements for reader satisfaction.
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