"The idea and the system are very good. But the technology is not advanced enough," said FIFA secretary general Urs Linsi Monday.

Linsi said FIFA now hopes to have the ball in place for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

The ball contains a microchip designed to help the referee decide whether it has crossed the goal line or not, averting unwanted incidents.

The ball was tested for the first time in a FIFA competition at the Under-17 world championships in Peru. All goals were correctly indicated but the acoustic signal also went off when the ball fell wide of the goal.

As a result, its use at the world club championship later this month in Japan and at the 2006 World Cup were cancelled because the time-frame was too short.

"You simply need more time to develop such a highly sophisticated and reliable technology," said Linsi.

Source: newKerala