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BBC

Football's lawmakers want to find a goal-line technology system which could settle contentious decisions almost instantly following a referral.

The International Football Association Board (IFAB) agreed to re-open discussions on the topic on Wednesday.

An IFAB statement read: "The indication of whether a goal has been scored must be immediate and automatically confirmed within one second."

IFAB wants technology companies to present ideas by the end of November.

Systems would then be tested in advance of the next IFAB meeting in March, when the next stages of the process of implementation would be discussed.

By James Skinner 

The inventor of Hawk-Eye has claimed he has goal-line technology that can make a decision within half a second.

The International Football Board (IFAB) has asked companies to present it with systems that confirm within one second whether or not a goal has been scored.

"Our system for football is easier than for cricket, technically," Paul Hawkins, whose system is used in cricket and tennis, told BBC Sport.

"Technology is not here to hurt anyone, it can only make things better."

The IFAB, which determines the laws of football, has asked for goal-line technology ideas by the end of November and hopes to test them before its meeting in March.

The move follows incidents such as the one during England's 2010 World Cup finals match against Germany, when a Frank Lampard shot clearly went over the line but a goal was not given. England lost the match 4-1.