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France’s Top Soccer League Becomes Latest To Adopt Goal-Line Technology

France’s Ligue 1 has been in the spotlight this year with two teams in this year’s Champions League quarterfinal.

Now the league is making more news with their announcement today to use goal-line technology for the 2015-2016 season.

France changed their position after declaring for months they would not use the technology.

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“It’s now cheaper. And given the considerable drop in prices, I considered that France had no right to stay away from what is happening elsewhere,” said Frédéric Thiriez, president of the French professional football league.