In what can only be described as a dramatic and seismic shift in attitude, Fifa appear on the verge of introducing a Television Match Official (TMO) for soccer. It comes in the face of mounting pressure from clubs and referees alike.

The Major League Soccer (MLS) organisation in America announced they will start trialling it in friendly matches with a view to designing a system that can be operable across football worldwide within 12 months.

It has to be said that Fifa rejected an application from the Dutch FA (KNVB) to run their own trial.