English FA aims to introduce goal-line technology by 2013 Goal-line technology is set to be introduced into English football as early as the new year after two systems were approved by the game's law-makers in a "momentous" decision last night. The Premier League will enter into talks with Hawk-Eye and GoalRef, the two manufacturers of the systems, about bringing the technology in as soon as midway through the season and it could also be used for the coming season's FA Cup semi-finals and final. It follows a unanimous decision by the International FA Board (IFAB) in Zurich. FA general secretary Alex Horne said the Hawk-Eye system installed at Wembley for a trial last month is still there - and could be switched on, tested and licensed for FA Cup and perhaps England matches at Wembley. Horne said: "It is perfectly possible to introduce it halfway through the season. We have already got Hawk-Eye at Wembley, it needs to be calibrated and make sure it's working properly and licensed so we are nearly there and we could turn Hawk-Eye on quite quickly. The FA Cup would be our decision and we could say for the semi-finals and finals of the FA Cup we could turn it on, I don't think that is a very controversial decision. England is harder because we are part of someone else's competition so we would need Fifa to agree that we could use that in that qualification campaign. We need to go back and talk to the Premier League, everything I hear is that they want it.. Fifa president Sepp Blatter admitted he had changed his mind about goal-line technology after Frank Lampard's disallowed goal for England v Germany in the 2010 World Cup, and highlighted again after Ukraine were denied a goal against England in Euro 2012 despite the ball having crossed the line. Blatter said: "For me as Fifa president it became evident the moment what happened in South Africa in 2010. I have to say "thank you Lampard." I was completely down in South Africa when I saw that it really shocked me, it took me a day to react. It happened again in Ukraine, and Ukraine can still not believe it now. Blatter insisted however that there would be no move to introduce any video replays or other technology to rule on other decisions such as offsides, fouls or diving. He said: "Other than the goal-line technology, football must preserve its human face." The first introduction of the systems will be at Fifa's Club World Cup in Japan in December with each system in one of the two stadiums. It will then be extended to next year's Confederations Cup and the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke said Fifa would pay for the systems - around £100,000 to £160,000 per stadium - and leave them in place in the stadiums after the tournaments. The IFAB also approved Uefa's system of having two additional assistant referees, one next to each goal, with the competition organisers allowed to use them if they so wished. Uefa president Michel Platini is a fierce opponent of technology so it looks certain the Champions League will continue to use the extra officials and goal-line technology will not be used even if the systems are available in the stadiums. The IFAB ruled out any video replays of goal-line decisions being shown on TV or on big screens to the crowd at stadiums, as happens with the Hawk-Eye system in tennis.