MOSCOW, June 2 (RIA Novosti) - FIFA is to...

"Everyone agrees on the need to help referees. With football getting ever faster and the players ever fitter, it sometimes seems the men in black face a mission impossible. Two extra pairs of eyes focusing on the penalty areas are of valuable assistance to the referee," UEFA head Michael Platini said.

"In addition to the match referee and two assistant referees on the touchline, two extra assistants are placed behind the goalline, with the mission of focusing on incidents which happen in the penalty area, such as fouls or misconduct," UEFA said.

The experiment will begin from the group stages of the new competition, which replaces the UEFA Cup next season.

There have long been calls for measures to assist referees in making goal-line decisions. The use of video footage had also been put forward as an option.

"We were looking where we could conduct this experiment, and we have found the solution together with Michel Platini and UEFA - they have put at disposal

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